[JRandomFreeper]

You turn off the water main that feeds it, and you unbolt it. Not turning off the water main would be a 'hold my beer' moment, and maybe a Darwin Award moment.

/johnny

[Cboldt]

Just unbolt it. The valve is deep in the ground, and there is no water in that column. Otherwise, the water would feeze in the winter.

[cableguymn]

in Chicago the valve is off and under ground.. if there was water up at the top it’d freeze.