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Curb box, curb-stop box, curb-valve box, Buffalo box?
The "curb stop" is the valve that is on the service from the main into your house. i.e. The 8" main in the street has a saddle tap with your 3/4" service line on it. Within 8 ft of the connection between your service and the main is your curb stop. The curb stop is a valve buried underground. In order to open/close the valve a curb box is placed over the valve. It is essentially a metal tube that lets you open and close the curb stop.
What is the difference between curb and kerb?
Kerb is British English while curb is American English
What are valve boxes?
Curb boxes or stuffing glands
What is a curb stop box?
A curb stop is the valve which the city or municipality has installed to turn the water service off and on to a building . Some private systems also have curb stops installed if there are multiple buildings on a common well or water service a curb stop box refers to the enclosure which houses the actual valve most curb stop boxes are not boxes at all but cast iron housings with a pipe that extends to the ground level with a removable cover the valve is accessed with a special wrench which is slid down the pipe and turns the valve off and on.
How can the flow of storm water be controlled?
The flow can be controlled by using curb inlet filters or bags which can help direct the flow of water.
