ryan_siefring23
Engineer
Hello,
I've got a leaky valve under my kitchen sink. I was going to replace the faucet and I first tried to see if I could hot water shut off valve to close. When I turned the knob it started leaking out the valve stem.
I need to decide what to do next. Their is quite a bit of lime build up around the threads on this valve, looks like it leaked a lot in the past. I can either replace the valve with a new 1/4 turn valve or I can try and just replace the washer on the leaky valve. What do you suggest?
If I replace the valve, I need to get the lime off. Any suggestions on this?
Also, The whole house has these crappy valves installed. Would it be worth my time to just install new valves in the rest of the house or should I just shut off the whole house water supply each time I need to fix something.
Thanks for your help,
Ryan
I've got a leaky valve under my kitchen sink. I was going to replace the faucet and I first tried to see if I could hot water shut off valve to close. When I turned the knob it started leaking out the valve stem.
I need to decide what to do next. Their is quite a bit of lime build up around the threads on this valve, looks like it leaked a lot in the past. I can either replace the valve with a new 1/4 turn valve or I can try and just replace the washer on the leaky valve. What do you suggest?
If I replace the valve, I need to get the lime off. Any suggestions on this?
Also, The whole house has these crappy valves installed. Would it be worth my time to just install new valves in the rest of the house or should I just shut off the whole house water supply each time I need to fix something.
Thanks for your help,
Ryan
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