Originally Posted by
pseudoswede
We do that when we leave for more than a day. The last thing I want to return to is a flooded basement. It's an easy thing to do, so why not?
Ask my father. He turns the water off if they go away for a day or more. About two years ago they came home to a flood from the broken valve where he turns the water off!
On topic, our oven (gas) has a timer and we use it all the time when we are not home (with a pot roast cooking for five hours, etc.).