Thanks for the tip. One side of my faucet randomly quit working. Watched your video. Went and pushed the valve in and it worked. Saved $100 as you said.
Hate these flowtites with so much passion and to think builders save perhaps $20 per home going this route on a several hundred thousand dollar home is just outrageous.
Saw my first one few days ago and 50 years of being around plumbing and other construction trades,I NEVER seen one of these in my life. so sent pic to my brother who owns family biz and he was like WT? I’m helping a neighbor who is elderly and single and don’t want her to get taken. Her valve is stuck in “closed mode” and her toilet isn’t seating right, and it’s a shame as home was “refinished” 10 years ago and both plumbing and electrical in that house is half a$$. Told her I would help if I can figure out how to remove it. I just don’t know if it is copper or PVC/PEX coming out of wall as it was all painted. at least i have an idea now on removing them. just not sure why it is in stuck position. Who designed these useless things. 🤫
if you can't get the pipe cleaned up enough you can put a layer or two of plumbers tape under farrel to seal the connection. I replace one of those valves on a toilet and had trouble getting a seal. When I went to our local True Value, the owner put me wise to that. I tried and it worked.
Very well done. You are thorough. I might suggest that you could get the most vital information out by making a short using the footage from the moment you actually cut the valve off
Terrific tutorial, and many thanks. Especially to the guy or gal holding the camera. I sure wish, though, my toilets allowed all the working space we see here. 🙂
Great video!! What do you do if you can't get it to twist off and there is not enough pipe to cut it? Also my new valve did not come with any parts to attach., it only pushes on and then stays. Is that ok?
If you are on a public water system, you should contact them to have them either repair or replace, if you were to have a leak inside your home, could cause major damage before it could be shut off
I have a house that constantly pops the valve out. I then have to drive over to the house (a 20-minute drive) to push two buttons so the toilet tanks will fill. They don't leak, so I don't want to mess with them. I was thinking about cutting two small notches in the button and then safety wiring the button closed applying pressure downward by lapping the safety wire around the toilet tank hose then spinning the wire together. If they ever start to leak, then I will just replace the whole valve.
A expansion tank installed on the cold side of the hot water tank might also solve the problem. Especially , if your system has a check valve or pressure regulating valve incorporated in the line . In some areas expansion tanks are code. The size of the expansion tank is based on the volume of the hot water tank.
It's a RIDGID Model 101 Tubing Cutter, Cutting Capacity: 1/4 in to 1-1/8 in. Most box stores & Amazon carry them, cost about $22. If the cutter gets wet cutting the pipe, dry it off as the cutter & wheels do rust
Good video except for instructions on turning off water to house. Most cities DO NOT want you touching THEIR meter. They want you to call them and they will come out and shut it off free of charge and they turn back on when you are done. I heard a story from a plumber who broke the city vale and they charged him $4,300. hey have to shut off water to whole street to replace the valve and notify everyone.
If you should decide to cut the pipe in front of the old valve an install a new Escutcheon Plate and Supply Valve. The min amount of remaining pipe needs to be 1 1/2" ( a 1/2" for the Escutcheon Plate an 1" for a push-on valve) That would put a push-on valve tight against the Escutcheon Plate,so I would recommend leaving a min. of 2" to aid in using a removal tool to take off the new valve at a future date.
As a plumber for 30 years - please, please, please don't use these valves!! I've seen so many of them fail with terrible flooding results for homeowners. How they pass code is a complete mystery to me. If you want a slip style valve, go with the Sharkbite all-brass 1/4 turn units
I agree. These will cause a lot of damage to houses and apartment buildings one day. Insurance companies might have you replace them before they insure you.
