Replacing Water Valve Under Sink

Replacing a shut off valve compression valve or angle stop may seem like a daunting task but it really takes less than 5 minutes.

Replacing water valve under sink.

Turn off the next valve up the line which may be the main water supply valve. The cold water supply line from the wall is dripping water slowly. With a few household tool. Deburr the pipe with a deburring tool.

Then open the water main shutoff valve and let the water run until all the air is out of the pipes. Check the new valves for leaks. If this happens to you you can simply replace the valve with a new valve that matches the old one. 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.

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. I am replacing the faucet in my kitchen. Then shut off the upper and lower faucets. I have the faucet installed in the sink but not connected to the hot and cold water.

The hot and cold water supply under the sink is turned off at the valves. Learn how easy it is. 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. 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.

Close the new valve. These inexpensive little valves rarely get used and when they do sometimes they leak. Turn the water heater gas valve back to on or flip on the circuit breakers to the electric water heater. Actual costs will depend on job size conditions and options.

Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to remove an old water shut off valve for a toilet and install a new one compression type. 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. My water supply valve under the kitchen sink leaks.