Toilet Shut Off Valve Replacement Youtube

There s an easy way to fix it and you may want to give it a try.

Toilet shut off valve replacement youtube.

For leaks at the valve gently tighten the packing nut. 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. Open the main water supply valve to the house. The sharkbite push fit end allows you to simply push on to copper cpvc or pex with no solder clamps unions or glue.

In this video i first show how to easily fix a handle leak and then how to rebuild a brasscraft shut off valve. Support see jane dri. Then shut off the upper and lower faucets. If there is a leak at the base of the tank tighten the supply hose gently.

Slowly open the toilet shut off valve by turning counterclockwise. Turn the water heater gas valve back to on or flip on the circuit breakers to the electric water heater. If you live in a home built before 1980 chances are you have iron pipes. Check for leaks around the base of the tank and around the water shut off valve.

If your water supply valve is leaking you may not need to replace it. Then open the water main shutoff valve and let the water run until all the air is out of the pipes. If your fill valve leaks or if water continues to run after you flush it may be time to replace the fill valve. Check the new valves for leaks.

Over time a worn or out of alignment fill valve can become a problem cause a leak and wear on valve s components and parts. The fill valve is the part of the toilet that is responsible for refilling the tank after being flushed. Now while i repaired this faucet on a table. Close the new valve.