Replacing Water Valve For Sink

Deburr the pipe with a deburring tool.

Replacing water valve for sink.

Place a bucket under the old valve. Close the new valve. Look for two sets of valves that have oval shapes. Every time the faucet handle is turned the valve is rotated to either stop the flow of water or allow a stream of water through the spout.

With a few household tool. Check the new valves for leaks. Typically there are two shut off valves installed underneath the kitchen sink. If this happens to you you can simply replace the valve with a new valve that matches the old one.

Attach the water line from the faucet to the water supply shut off valve using plumbers tape. Turn off the next valve up the line which may be the main water supply valve. Turn the water supply valve under the sink off. For a basic project in zip code 47474 with 6 valves the cost to install a water shut off valve starts at 153 183 per valve.

Actual costs will depend on job size conditions and options. Replacing a shut off valve compression valve or angle stop may seem like a daunting task but it really takes less than 5 minutes. Bathroom sink valve replacement basics. The shut off valves are easy to spot.

Open the faucet to drain the line. There are two basic types straight stops and angle stops and these valves normally remain on and are seldom closed functioning maintenance free for years. Under sink shutoff valves also called fixture shutoffs or stop valves allow you to turn off the water to the sink or other fixture without having to use the home s main shutoff. To replace a shut off valve in the kitchen sink you need to locate the valves that turn the water supply on or off.

Thread the new water supply valve into the wall to the proper angle and torque. These inexpensive little valves rarely get used and when they do sometimes they leak. Then shut off the upper and lower faucets. Turn the water heater gas valve back to on or flip on the circuit breakers to the electric water heater.

The water to a kitchen or bathroom sink is supplied through small copper or flexible neoprene tubes from a small control valve called a stop or shut off valve under the sink. Cut the supply line with a pipe cutter leaving enough room between the escutcheon plate and the cut to allow installation of the valve fitting. When cutting the supply line cut slowly and gently so. Turn the home water supply back on.

One for the hot water supply and the other for the cold.