gate valve

This is a DIY bathroom upgrade and we are moving our plumbing into the wall for a wall mount faucet. And I already know lots of plumbers hate this, but its worth the work for me. Our previous shut off valves came out of the wall and connected to the faucet that sat on our vanity. our new set up...

I have numerous gate valves in my home. For example, the water cut-offs for outdoors, and even the master water cut-off are all gate valves. Am I supposed to be doing something to properly maintain or lubricate those valves? Should I put WD40 on the stem, or perhaps spreading on some plumbing...

In an effort to diagnose a shower faucet issue, I had to turn the water service off to the shower. Both hot and cold water services have gate valves to isolate the shower. The whole bathroom actually. I was running the hot water tap to monitor that the hot water was off. But closing the gate...

The WattsRegulator gate valve, on pipes leading to the water softener, is leaking at the joint (possibly called bonnet and packing). Most of the DIY repairs for this show leaks out of the stem. How would one fix/replace this part?

Hello everyone! I need some advice to replace a working PRV (identical unit but lead-free PRV) and gate valve with ball valve for my main water line. I want to replace all components to lead free and make them easily replaceable. My intention is to make future maintenance/replacement as...

I need help patching a leaky shut-off valve for the floor radiator in my apartment. I live in a large building and cannot contact building maintenance at the moment or isolate the line as it goes to the apartment next door. I tried patching it with gorilla tape with no success. The valve itself...