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Replacing a water shut off valve?
Posted on 12/23/24 at 10:04 am
Posted on 12/23/24 at 10:04 am
I need to replace a faucet in my kitchen. I went to shut off the water and the valve seems to be stripped.
I looked up a few videos and it seems easy enough to replace myself. Do you think this is a DIY for a very average home handy man? Or plumber?
I looked up a few videos and it seems easy enough to replace myself. Do you think this is a DIY for a very average home handy man? Or plumber?
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Posted on 12/23/24 at 10:40 am to StringedInstruments
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Do you think this is a DIY for a very average home handy man?
Yes
Posted on 12/23/24 at 10:47 am to StringedInstruments
What do you mean when you say that it is stripped?
Are you talking about the supply valve where it comes out of the wall under the sink?
Are you talking about the supply valve where it comes out of the wall under the sink?
This post was edited on 12/23/24 at 10:48 am
Posted on 12/23/24 at 11:57 am to Spankum
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Are you talking about the supply valve where it comes out of the wall under the sink?
Yep. It won’t shut off the water. Just turns and nothing happens
Posted on 12/23/24 at 12:11 pm to StringedInstruments
Just turns and nothing happens
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Could just be the handle/cap. Remove it and look to see what's stripped.
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Could just be the handle/cap. Remove it and look to see what's stripped.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 12:19 pm to ItzMe1972
either way yes you can fix it
go out to your meter and turn your water off. Depending on your meter you may need a tool which you can go buy
once the water is off run the supply line dry. Depending on what your sink supply line is will determine the repair
go out to your meter and turn your water off. Depending on your meter you may need a tool which you can go buy
once the water is off run the supply line dry. Depending on what your sink supply line is will determine the repair
Posted on 12/23/24 at 12:22 pm to cgrand
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Depending on what your sink supply line is will determine the repair
See, now I’m nervous.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 12:35 pm to StringedInstruments
Post a picture and we’ll get on the right road.
Worst case take your parts with you to HD/Lowes. Also, get a quarter turn shutoff so you won’t have this problem in the future.
Worst case take your parts with you to HD/Lowes. Also, get a quarter turn shutoff so you won’t have this problem in the future.
Posted on 12/23/24 at 12:41 pm to StringedInstruments
Just block it at the meter or inlet to the house. If you get together a list of items. Call a plumber, let him complete the list, make the repairs.
This post was edited on 12/23/24 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 12/23/24 at 12:44 pm to StringedInstruments
Turn the water off at the meter and replace the faucet
Posted on 12/23/24 at 12:59 pm to StringedInstruments
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I looked up a few videos and it seems easy enough to replace myself. Do you think this is a DIY for a very average home handy man?
You got this
Posted on 12/23/24 at 2:23 pm to StringedInstruments
Shut the water off and remove the old valve. Bring it with you to the hardware store to make sure you get the correct inlet/outlet sizes on the new one. Very easy job.
This post was edited on 12/23/24 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 12/23/24 at 6:27 pm to StringedInstruments
What’s coming out of the wall and attaching to the valve? Copper, pex, galvanized?
Posted on 12/23/24 at 8:26 pm to StringedInstruments
Post a pic. If it’s a copper stub out, it might be a compression fitting which is super easy to swap out. You’ll need a couple different tools so pull up a few YouTube videos until you can find the right one that is close to your situation.
Note, buy a 1/4 turn angle stop valve. Dont buy a cheap one.
Note, buy a 1/4 turn angle stop valve. Dont buy a cheap one.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 4:14 am to StringedInstruments
Posted on 12/24/24 at 6:53 am to PaBon
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Note, buy a 1/4 turn angle stop valve. Dont buy a cheap one.
THIS!
It's an easy job. YouTube it.
Posted on 12/24/24 at 7:37 am to StringedInstruments
Should be easy , depending on what type hose pipe is coming out of the wall
Shark bite FTW
Shark bite FTW
Posted on 12/27/24 at 9:19 am to StringedInstruments
If it's copper, then you are going to have to "sweat some copper" (solder). If it's pex, you'll need the tools to work with PEX. For main valve for water supply coming into house use 1/4 ball valve. Not sure where the one is that you intend to replace. Shark bite has some that the valve is built in and you just slide it onto pipes once you've removed old valve and sanded ends. However, I prefer to not use shark bites unless I have to such as hard to reach places or unless I can see them in case a leak starts and I can catch it early. The last 2 are shark bites that slide on pipes.
Posted on 12/27/24 at 10:54 am to StringedInstruments
As everyone says, this is a pretty easy job for someone who has done it before. My advice would be, if you decide to try it yourself, don’t start it until a weekday morning when you can get a plumber if something goes wrong. You may not be able to turn the water on to your whole house if you have an issue.
Also, as with any plumbing repair, plan to make a few trips to the store before you are done!
Also, as with any plumbing repair, plan to make a few trips to the store before you are done!
Posted on 12/28/24 at 7:39 pm to Spankum
I am in this same boat right now but i am probably calling my plumber. I have enough bs stuff for them to do that they will get done in an hour where my no plumbing self will probably take forever and run into problems
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