Folks,
First, it's been a while since I needed to be here, but want to thank so many of your for helping me do over a bathroom all by myself--though the kids carried some boxes of tile/plaster!
Anyway, bath is great and no leaks about a year later!
Now, my main water shut off valve is leaking and I want to replace it. It's 3/4" copper coming into house, then into pressure regulator, then into water meter.
My question is whether there's going to be any issues when I try to shut off the valve at the street. I've ordered a street shut off 'wrench' from local hardware store and plan on using it so I can do this myself, as I expect our town would want me to use a licensed plumber...which I'm not....but have about 300 leak free joints and counting!
Anyway, the bolt to open the street access is a pentagon...I'm sure I can use a wrench to get it off though...but have they done anything goofy like make these counterthreaded or just left loosey!
Also, will the street shut off typically be a 90 degree clockwise to close? And if it hasn't been turned in say 20 years or more (maybe 50?)...anything I might want to do to minimize any serious issues?
Thanks folks! Whatever thoughts you have would be appreciated...except for those who think I'm trying.
The old joint, btw, was just a soldered gate valve and I'm planning on using a ball valve and soldering it in...unless I should be doing something else. A local plumber said I should use a 'swedge' joint (I think), but can't really pound on the pipe coming into the house, as it's got a bend in it that I can't get to and I just couldn't support it for the bashing. Soldering better than compression for a water main or not?
Sorry...I'm OCD and living in NJ!
Doug
First, it's been a while since I needed to be here, but want to thank so many of your for helping me do over a bathroom all by myself--though the kids carried some boxes of tile/plaster!
Anyway, bath is great and no leaks about a year later!
Now, my main water shut off valve is leaking and I want to replace it. It's 3/4" copper coming into house, then into pressure regulator, then into water meter.
My question is whether there's going to be any issues when I try to shut off the valve at the street. I've ordered a street shut off 'wrench' from local hardware store and plan on using it so I can do this myself, as I expect our town would want me to use a licensed plumber...which I'm not....but have about 300 leak free joints and counting!
Anyway, the bolt to open the street access is a pentagon...I'm sure I can use a wrench to get it off though...but have they done anything goofy like make these counterthreaded or just left loosey!
Also, will the street shut off typically be a 90 degree clockwise to close? And if it hasn't been turned in say 20 years or more (maybe 50?)...anything I might want to do to minimize any serious issues?
Thanks folks! Whatever thoughts you have would be appreciated...except for those who think I'm trying.
The old joint, btw, was just a soldered gate valve and I'm planning on using a ball valve and soldering it in...unless I should be doing something else. A local plumber said I should use a 'swedge' joint (I think), but can't really pound on the pipe coming into the house, as it's got a bend in it that I can't get to and I just couldn't support it for the bashing. Soldering better than compression for a water main or not?
Sorry...I'm OCD and living in NJ!
Doug
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