Rebuild Water Shut Off Valve 

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Excellent video. It's 2024 and people are still benefitting from this. Thank you.

I recently bought a 70 yo home. It's in great shape overall, but still has its galvanized plumbing, and has several gate valves that are in unfortunate places throughout the home; they're upside down or have had walls/ceilings built around them. And, of course, the valves were not opened and shut a few times a year to maintain their integrity. These videos saved me from using a sawzall to remove a few myself, which probably would have lead to thousands of dollars in professional plumbing to repair what I tried to fix. Thank you so much for creating and posting videos that take things slowly and are clear and easy to follow!!

You're mastery of terminology is impressive.

All these years, I had no idea this could be done. Thank you for your very thorough video and great tips!!!!

Thank you for taking the time to create such a detailed description of the anatomy of these types of valves. After some "out of this world" plumber fees I decided that It's time to learn a little plumbing and I stumbled upon this amazing video... I already fixed one leaky valve and tomorrow will tackle another one....thank you again....

Great video on how to possibly save your current shut off valve. I just recently had a problem where my shutoff valve started leaking after I turned off the water to replace a dripping bathtub faucet. My shut-off valve took a replaceable cartridge similar to those in sinks or bathtubs, so I just bought a new cartridge & installed it in the valve body that was soldered in the copper pipe. I was able to shutoff the water at the main valve & take the cartridge in to the hardware store to find the exact replacement cartridge, (why my valves being at least 50 years old, I was happy the cartridge was still available!). I was going to get four 1/4 turn ball valve installed to replace all my existing shut-off valves but the plumber quoted $475 to do that (seemed expensive), so the cartridge was a much cheaper solution at about $11.00.

Thanks for this video! I was getting ready to replace the whole valve, but following your instructions I was able to get it working again.

I feel very proud of anyone who makes useful videos. I feel even more proud of women who do it. But i cannot help wishing nobody had to deal with the cluncky medieval systems we still deal with in 21st century? Why cant we manufacture better products?

You saved us a lot of hassle.. Thank you 🙏🏻for such a clear, detailed and very useful instructional video.. you are awesome 👏🏻

Very easy to understand video. You are a pro at explaining things so they are easy to understand. Thanks.

Thank You for this video. I purchased everything you recommended and changed all of my shut off valves

Great video. Exactly what I needed to see. In an impromptu repair at our vacation home, before I ever read or saw any "how to" repair tips, I came up with pretty much the same thing. Now that I have read and seen a bit, I can describe what went on. Our valves were Globe Type Shut Off Valves with Threaded Unions (female) instead of Screw In (male) stem assemblies. The remnants of the old union washer would not match anything in the big box store, and I too went to the garden hose washers and used one similar to yours, also orange. I just guestimated from recollection of my garden hose repairs. However, the fit was about 1/16 to 1/32 shy of full circumference. After I tried it, it seemed to sweat a bit. So, I switched it out to a garden hose sized o-ring that fit very snugly to the outer circumference of the union. Looks ok for now, but I will watch it. I also swapped out the 1/2 inch 3/4" O.D. and it holds. However, under the packing nut, when I disassembled, fell some black deposits that might have been the remnants of the packing material. I did not know that at the time and just reassembled with nothing. It seems to sweat from there now. But, unlike your valve, there was no washer on the stem going into the union. Is this a problem ? I could just have a different mfr valve. Yours seemed to use both, a washer and the packing material under the packing nut. Should I be ok if I just use the packing thread under the nut ? I cleaned everything else and it moves nice and freely. Thanks ahead for any help. MD

You do some of the best instructional videos I've seen. Thank you.

Very useful, covering all the steps accurately. Thank you.

Excellent details in your videos! Thank you for sharing and saving me a ship load of $$$$!

Great video. Exactly the info I needed and perfectly presented. Thank you!

Wow. Talk about identical. Everything I am facing you have conquered. What a good feeling I have moving forward now. Thank you. 😊 OH, you sound just like Sue at 1A Auto. Have a great rest of your day.

great video, love how you used the goya beans can as part of your tool set...🙂

Great detailed steps are shown, she is excellent.

Very very clear instruction. Awesome.

Great video! Very helpful for the homeowner of an old home!

Thank you for your precious instructions.

Thank you so much video is very detailed right now money is bad right now with the virus going on and unemployment not paying a dime for weeks and forced to fix and learn because I have a leak and dont have money for a plumer. Thanks for taking your time and posting your helping more than you know

Very helpful video...thanks!

I really like the rebuild video, having a devil of a time finding a packing nut, mine was cracked.

Beautiful demonstration. Thank you.

this was awesome. Thanks a ton - very lucid clear expln- bravo

Thank you. A talented communicator.

Thee tutorial was superb. Thank you!

Great, informative video! Thanks!

Thank you for sharing this with people it really helps

great video, explanation and info. keep it up!

absolutely great for a woman to quickly find an answer to a plumbing question and save a load of dollars. Thanks!

Great Video! I'm to try the repair on my leaking boiler valve.

Great video! I learned a lot today. Thanks for sharing!

Worked great for me. Thanks for sharing

Great videos! Super helpful

Very informative video. Well done!

Great Content and Clarity!

Great information, very informative and well organized. You might suggest the use of valve grease on all threads. I have found it very useful.

Excellent! Jodie Foster DYI does it again!

Super video, well explained!

Nice job as always.

Thank you for this! I will be trying this out on my valve that controls the outside water spigot on the front of my house. The house is about 80 years old, and I can't tell how old the valve is, but it had a dedicated pair of vise grips serving as the handle for the valve and hadn't been turned on in at least 10 years, if not longer.

I like your style. I have a leaky valve and bought Teflon rope. Going to try it tomorrow. Subbed due to your simple to the point style.

Thanks again!

Muriatic acid does a good job at removing crap and corrosion. Just lest it sit for 20 minutes and then washed it really good.

Thanks for info video !📐🔧😃👍

good content. good instructions. thank you.

great video thanks

This is a very good video!

That was great!

Thanks for the vid

Your videos are SO clear and helpful!

Hit bib screw with sharp hammer, make sure center handle shaft / screw is on a solid surface.

FYI if you use vinegar that is hot it is more intense cleaner

Thee thanks you!

Clear and uncomplicated with side issues.

What size flat washer for 1/2 pipe

on the packing nut you should run the nut 3 times to keep packing in the Teflon rope

Any chance you have a video on replacing a leaking supply line attachment point to a dishwasher? Need detail on whether to use Teflon tape or not as well as Plummer’s putty or not when replacing cap and ferrule. Lots of dis-information out there

If not WD40, what oil to use, so that the tough valve turns..?

Because people had nothing better to do back then - these were made and designed to be taken apart yearly and greased. Yearly. Mine are from 1949 and they are dripping too. It's cheaper to just rebuild these valves and not have them cut out and replaced. Most of these have not been turned in 50yr.

Thanks for the very helpful video! After watching this and several other clips on RU-vid, I wonder if it's possible to buy a whole new shutoff valve assembly and change the stem assembly (not changing the whole casing by cutting pipes), if I can find the same one or compatible one. I meant like changing Symmons shower valve stem assembly. Is there any issue with that? I'm kinda worried about my capability of if I can clean/buy matching parts (especially the bolt on the valve is really screwed)/re-build again but it might be easier to just buy the whole same thing and change the chunk. I don't know if I make sense but would appreciate your comment.

What type of wrench do you suggest? I have a very limited tool supply.

Thanks for the Videos !! I’m thinking I should just replace the old twist stop valve (?) with a ball valve on my main ? It’s 25 plus years old and is leaking when turned off ?

Nice,

Nice Job! I do have a question. For this valve, they actually sell a packing bonnet washer that fits this online (our local sell everything old hardware store only had the next size up), so is that worth buying this? Which would work better, the packing material or the bonnet washer? Thanks, Mike

Question, I am replacing tub/shower type Price Pfister stem valves that are in my garage for the washing machine. Which packing material should be used, the teflon type or the graphite type? Thanks much! Your videos are very helpful and provide lots of tips that I did not see in the many other videos that I have watched.

May i ask why you said not to damage the brass? Is there a reason for that? Or just for asthetics? Thanks

Great video! Would it be possible to swap in a new stem assembly from another new valve? Are they typically universal as long as it's the same size or are they often manufacture specific?

What’s the difference between a water valve and a brass gate valve?

Wow, lots of steps. Rebuild or can the stem be purchased in a kit a replaced?

You don't say what you do when said valve is still on the pipe...can it be repaired in place...and how?

Great video. I broke the head off the screw holding the washer in place, and the washer is shot also. How can I get the screw out? I doubt I can find another entire valve that would match mine, which is about 80 years old?

how do u do all the process when the valve is hanging in some tough places and not able to remove 👎👎

I just left the old valve alone and put in a ball valve upstream.If you had seen where the old valve was you would know why i didn’t want to touch it.

Can you just buy the valve stem and screw the new one in the old housing ? Or buy a new valve and remove the valve stem and screw it in the old one ???

Are the really old valves the ones with rope seals? That's like on an inboard boat driveshaft. Like your accent, Pennsylvania? Maryland? I'm not asking for you to reply to that for obvious reasons:) Never heard of penetrating oil called oil penetrant?

It's all fun and games until the screw snaps in two while you try to remove it

My valve is threaded differently: the valve body has the male threads. There was a very old washer, super thin and more like a gasket. It broke. Replacement from hardware store must not have been an exact fit because I have a very slow leak there. Not sure how to proceed or what I should be looking for in a washer/gasket.

Better install a new valve lest drama and time

Isn't it cheaper and easier to buy a new one?

It would be great if you knew the proper names of pieces...

Good video, except I don't think that You tried very hard to remove the handle from the Stem, because it should have come off by simply tapping it off, once the screw was removed.

Ugh my valve handle won’t come free either wtf!

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Dear KHN Please marry me now. Or later. Your choice.

remove THEE ! screw, THEE! handle is stuck, remove THEE ! washer, don't damage THEE ! brass. wrong procedure !

Nice video. I've rebuilt a few of these in my day. Currently I've got pretty much the identical valve shown in this video... but I can't get the stem out of the body. And it is also in a place that would be very very difficult to get to if I screw it up and have to replace it. The current issue is that it won't seal 100% so I'm getting a tiny bit of water seeping through it... and it is a shutoff to an outside hose bib... and I live in the mountains--so it freezes. And I keep having to replace bits on pieces on the outside of the house because I can't get it to fully shut off on the inside. Any tips on getting a stuck stem out?

This video made me sub. Great details and always on subject with educational nuances. 🤌