I am new here so forgive me if I somehow post incorrectly.
I bought a newly built home here in Arizona 6 years ago. The contractor put in cheap spec plastic stemmed stop valves under all the sinks. The other day I tried to shut off the water to replace a leaky faucet cartridge and the shutoff valve is frozen solid. In fact I then checked all the other under-sink shutoff valves and I have 5 of them frozen solid. Needless to say the warranty is over and the builder won't do anything so I am responsible for any repair costs.
After reading a couple older threads on this forum it seems that a good choice for replacement right angle valves are 1/4 turn ball valves. The two most mentioned brands here are the Dahl 611-33-31 all metal valve or the BrassCraft KTCR19 all metal valve. I am sure there are other quality brands but these two are quality and affordable. Both are 5/8" OD Compression and 3/8" OD supply
Originally I thought I could just use the old compression nut with the new valve so I didn't have to pull off the old compression ferrule from the 1/2" copper pipe. I ended up buying a ferrule puller at HD for just over $10 bucks so I can do it right with a new ferrule and nut.
My only fear is if these ferrules will come off easily or am I going to get into a do it yourself nightmare? Has anyone used the Husky ferrule puller from HD and had a problem with it? The video makes it look easy.
If anyone could chime in on which right angle ball stop valve would be the more reliable choice in the long run I would appreciate it. Any suggestions in general would be helpful and much appreciated.
As recommended here I checked prices at SupplyHouse.com and they seemed to be the cheapest. Can anyone recommend them?
I bought a newly built home here in Arizona 6 years ago. The contractor put in cheap spec plastic stemmed stop valves under all the sinks. The other day I tried to shut off the water to replace a leaky faucet cartridge and the shutoff valve is frozen solid. In fact I then checked all the other under-sink shutoff valves and I have 5 of them frozen solid. Needless to say the warranty is over and the builder won't do anything so I am responsible for any repair costs.
After reading a couple older threads on this forum it seems that a good choice for replacement right angle valves are 1/4 turn ball valves. The two most mentioned brands here are the Dahl 611-33-31 all metal valve or the BrassCraft KTCR19 all metal valve. I am sure there are other quality brands but these two are quality and affordable. Both are 5/8" OD Compression and 3/8" OD supply
Originally I thought I could just use the old compression nut with the new valve so I didn't have to pull off the old compression ferrule from the 1/2" copper pipe. I ended up buying a ferrule puller at HD for just over $10 bucks so I can do it right with a new ferrule and nut.
My only fear is if these ferrules will come off easily or am I going to get into a do it yourself nightmare? Has anyone used the Husky ferrule puller from HD and had a problem with it? The video makes it look easy.
If anyone could chime in on which right angle ball stop valve would be the more reliable choice in the long run I would appreciate it. Any suggestions in general would be helpful and much appreciated.
As recommended here I checked prices at SupplyHouse.com and they seemed to be the cheapest. Can anyone recommend them?