Don't know if anyone has encountered this mess, but when I unearthed my buried water main shutoff valve, which was under soil and grass and missing the metal cover, I discovered that the valve is positioned at an angle that doesn't allow for the valve wrench to seat on it. I can only guess that it was installed improperly when the house was built (in the late 50's), but have no way of knowing. The inspectors never checked the water main before I bought the place (I guess that's not part of an inspection, maybe). Since the Philly water company says that I am responsible for everything past the main line itself, it looks like I would have to foot the bill to have the valve replaced. Is there any specialty-type wrench that might be able to reach the angled valve, or any trick any of you experts know to solve this problem without a major project and huge expense? Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi, I'm trying to move the drain for a new plastic shower tray. It only needs to move a couple inches but there is no obvious way (to me) to cut the pipe to make a clean connection. Do I need to cut both legs of the 3" pipe and use fernco couplings? Or is there some method I'm missing?