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While you wait: shut off your water at the main valve

1. Find the main shut-off. In a house it is usually at the meter near the street. In a condo it is normally inside the unit — often behind an access panel near the water heater, or in the laundry closet.
2. Turn it clockwise until it stops. If it is stiff, use steady pressure rather than force — a snapped valve makes things worse.
3. If you cannot find it, close the local stop valve under the sink or behind the toilet instead. That isolates the fixture on its own.
4. Open the lowest faucet in the property to drain the pipes down.