Replacing Water Valve For Sink

The shut off valves are easy to spot.

Replacing water valve for sink.

Open the faucet to drain the line. Once tight and in place turn the valve on and test the kitchen faucet. Thread the new water supply valve into the wall to the proper angle and torque. To replace a shut off valve in the kitchen sink you need to locate the valves that turn the water supply on or off.

Attach the water line from the faucet to the water supply shut off valve using plumbers tape. One for the hot water supply and the other for the cold. For a basic project in zip code 47474 with 6 valves the cost to install a water shut off valve starts at 153 183 per valve. Look for two sets of valves that have oval shapes.

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

The water to a kitchen or bathroom sink is supplied through small copper or flexible neoprene tubes from a small control valve called a stop or shut off valve under the sink. Bathroom sink valve replacement basics. Deburr the pipe with a deburring tool. Then open the water main shutoff valve and let the water run until all the air is out of the pipes.

These inexpensive little valves rarely get used and when they do sometimes they leak. Turn off the next valve up the line which may be the main water supply valve. Check the new valves for leaks. 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.

Turn the water supply valve under the sink off. Then shut off the upper and lower faucets. Turn the home water supply back on. Typically there are two shut off valves installed underneath the kitchen sink.

Actual costs will depend on job size conditions and options. Place a bucket under the old valve. If this happens to you you can simply replace the valve with a new valve that matches the old one. Turn the water heater gas valve back to on or flip on the circuit breakers to the electric water heater.

Every time the faucet handle is turned the valve is rotated to either stop the flow of water or allow a stream of water through the spout.