Replacing Hot Water Valve Under Kitchen Sink

Replacing a shut off valve compression valve or angle stop may seem like a daunting task but it really takes less than 5 minutes.

Replacing hot water valve under kitchen sink.

Put a bucket under the drain pipe. These inexpensive little valves rarely get used and when they do sometimes they leak. There are two basic types straight stops and angle stops and these valves normally remain on and are seldom closed functioning maintenance free for years. Turn off the main water supply for the house.

One for the hot water supply and the other for the cold. Start with the kitchen sink shutoff valve turn the taps to the off position. Look for two sets of valves that have oval shapes. Typically there are two shut off valves installed underneath the kitchen sink.

My water supply valve under the kitchen sink leaks. Ignoring minor leaks can waste up to three gallons of water every day and can also lead to permanent water stains and rot under your sink. If this happens to you you can simply replace the valve with a new valve that matches the old one. Open the faucet to drain the line.

The hot and cold water supply under the sink is turned off at the valves. I have the faucet installed in the sink but not connected to the hot and cold water. Deburr the pipe with a deburring tool. I am replacing the faucet in my kitchen.

Cut the supply line with a pipe cutter leaving enough room between the escutcheon plate and the cut to allow installation of the valve fitting. Place a bucket under the old valve. The cold water supply line from the wall is dripping water slowly. To replace a shut off valve in the kitchen sink you need to locate the valves that turn the water supply on or off.

Open the cabinet below the sink and remove anything stored there. With a few household tool. Under sink shutoff valves also called fixture shutoffs or stop valves allow you to turn off the water to the sink or other fixture without having to use the home s main shutoff. You should see a large pipe usually made of pvc that has a vertical bend in it before running horizontally to the back wall or rarely down to the floor.

Turn off the next valve up the line which may be the main water supply valve. The shut off valves are easy to spot. When cutting the supply line cut slowly and gently so.