Is the pipe in the picture copper piping? House is from 1962, I assume this is original piping. The valve is leaking and I want to replace it with a sharkbite valve
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Where exactly is it leaking from? Have you tried tightening the nut on the valve stem?– JACKCommented Jul 17, 2020 at 17:48
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@JACK it's leaking from around the bonnet nut area. I already tried tightening the nut but to no avail. It's on there pretty tight and still leaks. I thinking of replacing it with a 1" sharkbite valve. I think it's 1" in diameter– DMRCommented Jul 17, 2020 at 17:58
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1You should be able to remove and repack the gasket material that seals the stem in the bonnet. Used to be done with a twine impregnated with wax(?), IIRC.– SteveShCommented Jul 17, 2020 at 19:05
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Your problem with a sharkbite is that the system expects a clean/round pipe. You've got solder drool and paint. So, I'd suggest a repack/rebuild, learn to solder, or pay someone to do it.– Aloysius DefenestrateCommented Jul 18, 2020 at 16:52
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Oh, and if you're in the US, that's probably 3/4 copper.– Aloysius DefenestrateCommented Jul 18, 2020 at 16:52
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Looks to me like the fittings are soldered, so that would mean copper. Can you gently scrape some of the gray paint off - it already appears to be flaking off in places - and see if the copper color shows?
