Hi all and thanks for all the good information. I've learned a lot from here.
My main water valve was not shutting off all the way so I replaced it over the weekend. I cut it out, used a no-stop coupling on the bottom pipe and connected that to a pipe leading to a 3/4" ball valve.
The coupled connection between the pipe on the bottom and the one on top is not 100% straight. There is about a 1 degree deviation between the two. It looks something like this:
0- <-- new valve
\ \ <-- top pipe (curve is much less dramatic in reality)
| | <-- coupling
| | <-- bottom pipe
The crookedness is very slight and the area is completely dry. Do you think I have anything to worry about? Will this hold up?
Also, is it safe to undo a compression nut and reuse it? The ball valve uses compression fittings. I can see the ring coming out slightly next to the nut. I don't know if it's because I had to take it off (made a stupid mistake) and put it back on or if I just over tightened it. Either way, it is all completely dry. Thanks in advance
My main water valve was not shutting off all the way so I replaced it over the weekend. I cut it out, used a no-stop coupling on the bottom pipe and connected that to a pipe leading to a 3/4" ball valve.
The coupled connection between the pipe on the bottom and the one on top is not 100% straight. There is about a 1 degree deviation between the two. It looks something like this:
0- <-- new valve
\ \ <-- top pipe (curve is much less dramatic in reality)
| | <-- coupling
| | <-- bottom pipe
The crookedness is very slight and the area is completely dry. Do you think I have anything to worry about? Will this hold up?
Also, is it safe to undo a compression nut and reuse it? The ball valve uses compression fittings. I can see the ring coming out slightly next to the nut. I don't know if it's because I had to take it off (made a stupid mistake) and put it back on or if I just over tightened it. Either way, it is all completely dry. Thanks in advance