Timeline for Trouble turning off supply valve - need it shut off but won’t fully close
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| Sep 1, 2018 at 16:04 | comment | added | Mazura | @JimmyFix-it - then they'd be breaking the rule: know where the shut off is. But yeah, if you've got it shut off and you have to go clean all of your aerators anyway, now's the time to swap the valve. | |
| Sep 1, 2018 at 15:56 | comment | added | Jimmy Fix-it | Please, please please replace the stop valve while you have the water shut off to the house. Those valves provide a local point to stop the water for maintenance and for leaks. If something leaks in the future and you are not there, the person who tries to turn if off likely will not know how to quickly shut off the main... and your house is flooded. | |
| Sep 1, 2018 at 15:11 | comment | added | Mazura | @thetallone - a very slight drip might plug itself with minerals. That's not ideal, but if you've put it together six times and all you get is a drop every 30 seconds, put a pan under it and try to wait it out. | |
| Sep 1, 2018 at 1:35 | comment | added | thetallone | Thanks Mazura. I went the whole house off route! Now I’ve got everything installed. However the T adapter is leaking where the hose goes to the bidet. Slightly, enough to be a problem. Now I’m wrapping the PTFE tape around each thread and praying it fixes the leak. Cuz I have to run back out to the curb each time! Ha. If these things fail I shall be heeding your advice when the hardware store is open and I can get a few plugs. The other threads I saw on supply valves were actually what terrified me—one said you could lose a ball in the valve if overtightening a screw and then it’s leak city. | |
| Sep 1, 2018 at 0:12 | history | answered | Mazura | CC BY-SA 4.0 |