Add Shut Off Valve Bathroom Sink

The sharkbite push fit end allows you to simply push on to copper cpvc or pex with no solder clamps unions or glue.

Add shut off valve bathroom sink.

Hold the tubing to the block with a drop ear bend support which is a. Let the water flow through the faucet to clear air in the lines and check for leaks by feeling the fittings and. Turn on the main water supply and open the supply valves. Replacing a shut off valve compression valve or angle stop may seem like a daunting task but it really takes less than 5 minutes.

Water pipes made of copper require a compression fitting. Next pull up on the compression nut and thread it onto the valve. First brush pipe joint compound onto the valve threads and then press the valve onto the pipe stub coming through the floor of the sink cabinet step 2. Install blocking behind the sink and run 1 2 inch pex tubing around the blocking and extend it out from the wall about an inch.

Insert the new valve and apply a very light coating of pipe dope to the compression sleeve. The second consideration for installing a shut off valve for a bathroom sink is the type of water pipe that supplies the water to the sink. The angle stop valve is used where the water pipe enters the room to allow for easy shut off of water flow to the end fixture allowing for maintenance and repair without having to turn water off to the entire home. Tighten as necessary until the joints are sealed.

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. Next screw the compression nut onto the valve until snug. These inexpensive little valves rarely get used and when they do sometimes they leak. Hold the valve with a wrench or a pliers and tighten the nut a one half to three quarters turn follow the manufacturer s tightening instructions.

Describe and showing how really easy it is to change out a faulty shut off valve for sink toilet or anywhere you have a leak in one.