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are there any tricks or potential (obvious) issues to this other than shutting off the water at the curb-stop, breaking the union, un-threading the gate valve and replacing? The valve wont stop dripping (slightly) and you cant tighten the packing nut any further. The galvanized pipe looks worse for wear, but its just been ironically painted "corrosion green" - looks fine under the paint. The house is from 1894, so the galvanized probably replaced lead sometime in the 50-60's.
This is a branch line to an outdoor faucet, but there is no main shut-off in the house (other than the curb stop) since St Louis City doesnt meter water usage. Ie, i have to call the city to come find/turn off the curb-stop, then i can replace the valve, then get them back out to turn it back on.
can i use a ball valve or does it have to be a gate? I will probably just replace everything downstream of the new valve w copper and a new freeze-proof stopcock.
This is a branch line to an outdoor faucet, but there is no main shut-off in the house (other than the curb stop) since St Louis City doesnt meter water usage. Ie, i have to call the city to come find/turn off the curb-stop, then i can replace the valve, then get them back out to turn it back on.
can i use a ball valve or does it have to be a gate? I will probably just replace everything downstream of the new valve w copper and a new freeze-proof stopcock.
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