Adding Shut Off Valve Under Sink

Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to remove an old water shut off valve for a toilet and install a new one compression type.

Adding shut off valve under sink.

To replace a kitchen or vanity faucet and add a shut off valve just follow these steps. Drain the system by opening the sink and tub faucets on the lowest floor. First step turn off the water to your house. Let the water flow through the faucet to clear air in the lines and check for leaks by feeling the fittings and.

Hold the valve with a wrench or a pliers and tighten the nut a one half to three quarters turn follow the manufacturer s tightening instructions. How to install a water shut off valve. Insert the new valve and apply a very light coating of pipe dope to the compression sleeve. Then drain your home at the lowest point.

Turn on the main water supply and open the supply valves. Learn how easy it is. Your first step is to shut off the water to the entire house at the meter. Shut off the water supply to whichever line you plan to source the water from.

If this happens to you you can simply replace the valve with a new valve that matches the old one. That way when you cut into the water line you won t get a face full of sprayed water. Next screw the compression nut onto the valve until snug. 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.

If you are connecting the refrigerator water line to the sink water line the piping below the sink typically has its own hot and cold shut off valves. Usually this is a laundry tub outdoor spigot or kitchen faucet. Then cut copper pipe with an autocut tool. These inexpensive little valves rarely get used and when they do sometimes they leak.

Plan where you ll place the shut off valve. Opening up the outside spigot is a great way to relieve the pressure. Tighten as necessary until the joints are sealed. Next use a wrench to loosen the water supply tube from the adapter.

Shut off the water to the whole house than take the pressure off the water lines.