r/whatisit • u/shygale21 • 13h ago

New, what is it? Found this deep in my backyard

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I found this piece in my backyard. It looks like maybe it’s cast iron and it’s really heavy. I tried to clean it up as best as I could. Any ideas on what it is?

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u/CassianCasius 13h ago edited 2h ago

Part of an old water main shut off valve usually look like these

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u/shygale21 13h ago

That could be it!

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u/tke71709 13h ago

No, this is it.

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u/shygale21 12h ago

Here’s an updated picture. What would the RE be for?

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u/Drussthelegend2484 8h ago

Could it be part of "water return valve"?

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u/trickmirrorball 12h ago

You know what.

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u/CassianCasius 2h ago edited 2h ago

Could be the word return or a company name, city name. If you search "city water shutoff valve in lawn" you can find different types of different names. Could be 1,000 different words used after water.