Shut off the circuit breakers to an electric water heater.
Installing kitchen water shut off valve.
The shut off valves are easy to spot.
Usually the water main will be in a basement or garage.
Typically there are two shut off valves installed underneath the kitchen sink.
Describe and showing how really easy it is to change out a faulty shut off valve for sink toilet or anywhere you have a leak in one.
Open the faucet to drain the line.
Tapping a sink without a valve.
To replace a shut off valve in the kitchen sink you need to locate the valves that turn the water supply on or off.
Shut off the water at the main shutoff valve.
Plan where you ll place the shut off valve.
If this happens to you you can simply replace the valve with a new valve that matches the old one.
Then cut copper pipe with an autocut tool.
Your first step is to shut off the water to the entire house at the meter.
Shut off water supply.
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 your sink does not have a shut off valve you will have to tap the line through the sink s piping and install a valve for the refrigerator water line.
Next use a wrench to loosen the water supply tube from the adapter.
Place a bucket under the old valve.
Then drain your home at the lowest point.
Look for two sets of valves that have oval shapes.
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.
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.
If you have a gas water heater turn the knob to the pilot position.
Place valve in accessible location.
Then open a faucet on the lowest level of your house and another faucet on an upper level to drain the pipes.
First step turn off the water to your house.
Turn off the next valve up the line which may be the main water supply valve.
Use either a self tap saddle valve or a tee stop valve.
Some water might remain in the system so keep a small bucket handy.
One for the hot water supply and the other for the cold.
Drain the system by opening the sink and tub faucets on the lowest floor.
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Ensure the valves inlets match the diameter of your pipes and have an outlet with a 1 4 inch outside.
Then disconnect the supply tube from the shutoff valve.
How to install a water shut off valve.
These inexpensive little valves rarely get used and when they do sometimes they leak.
Verify leak free installation and operation.
Cut fit and securely attach shut off valve to existing water supply line.
Usually this is a laundry tub outdoor spigot or kitchen faucet.
Deburr the pipe with a deburring tool.
