Wade D
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I have the need to be able to turn my sink shut offs on and off nightly as my mother with dementia is now living with us and most mornings lately, I find she has left a sink running hot water down the drain for who knows how long. Nothing has overflowed, so no damage other than to my water and gas bills.
I've looked in to alternatives and haven't found any good ones. Automatic faucets are a pain in the butt at the kitchen sink when doing dishes and my wife doesn't want them... plus mom can never make them work right in public restrooms, so I'm sure she won't be able to use them at home. Every other product I've found, like little valves that install at the aerator, is too gimmicky/unreliable/fragile
My home is 20 year old construction and the shut off valves throughout the house are cheap Eastman Speedflex that are starting to drip when I turn them on and off and have to be 'finessed' into JUST the right position so they don't drip. I want to replace them with something less leak prone and easier to turn on and off in case my kids need to turn the sinks on for themselves during the night or in case I forget to turn them back on in the mornings.
I figure while I'm at it, I'll just replace the other shut offs in the house (toilets, dishwasher, etc.) so that they are updated and less likely to fail from age when they are needed.
I believe that the pipe is CPVC and the old Eastmans (they look like this http://www.homedepot.com/p/Eastman-...ompression-Angle-Stop-Valve-04345LF/205995240) have the glued on female threaded connections similar to Dahl 611-46-31, which is the part I am thinking of replacing them with.
First question: Is the Dahl part 611-46-31 the very best valve for my application? I really want the best because I need it to be reliable and durable for daily on-off use and because it is CPVC, if I have to cut pipe every time I replace valves, I don't want to run out of pipe or have to splice, so I'd rather just change this ONCE. If there is some better valve, please let me know.
Next question: Would I be able to leave the glued on female threaded Eastman piece on the CPVC pipe and just screw off the Eastman valve, clean the threads and teflon tape then, then thread on the Dahl valves without having to cut the pipe and glue on the threads that come with the Dahl valve? If the threads are standard between brands, I assume this would work okay and all of the moving parts of the valve would still be replaced. Then I don't have to worry about straight cuts in some very hard to reach places or pipes that are too short to easily glue a new threaded end on to if I have to cut off the old end first. If I really can't just leave the old threads on, that would be okay, but I'd rather if possible as it is one less failure point for me to mess up and it will save a bit of time with the 14 or so shut offs that I will be swapping out, bearing in mind that I will be doing this work while still caring for my mother, and she will interrupt me... OFTEN.
Thanks so much for any input.
I've looked in to alternatives and haven't found any good ones. Automatic faucets are a pain in the butt at the kitchen sink when doing dishes and my wife doesn't want them... plus mom can never make them work right in public restrooms, so I'm sure she won't be able to use them at home. Every other product I've found, like little valves that install at the aerator, is too gimmicky/unreliable/fragile
My home is 20 year old construction and the shut off valves throughout the house are cheap Eastman Speedflex that are starting to drip when I turn them on and off and have to be 'finessed' into JUST the right position so they don't drip. I want to replace them with something less leak prone and easier to turn on and off in case my kids need to turn the sinks on for themselves during the night or in case I forget to turn them back on in the mornings.
I figure while I'm at it, I'll just replace the other shut offs in the house (toilets, dishwasher, etc.) so that they are updated and less likely to fail from age when they are needed.
I believe that the pipe is CPVC and the old Eastmans (they look like this http://www.homedepot.com/p/Eastman-...ompression-Angle-Stop-Valve-04345LF/205995240) have the glued on female threaded connections similar to Dahl 611-46-31, which is the part I am thinking of replacing them with.
First question: Is the Dahl part 611-46-31 the very best valve for my application? I really want the best because I need it to be reliable and durable for daily on-off use and because it is CPVC, if I have to cut pipe every time I replace valves, I don't want to run out of pipe or have to splice, so I'd rather just change this ONCE. If there is some better valve, please let me know.
Next question: Would I be able to leave the glued on female threaded Eastman piece on the CPVC pipe and just screw off the Eastman valve, clean the threads and teflon tape then, then thread on the Dahl valves without having to cut the pipe and glue on the threads that come with the Dahl valve? If the threads are standard between brands, I assume this would work okay and all of the moving parts of the valve would still be replaced. Then I don't have to worry about straight cuts in some very hard to reach places or pipes that are too short to easily glue a new threaded end on to if I have to cut off the old end first. If I really can't just leave the old threads on, that would be okay, but I'd rather if possible as it is one less failure point for me to mess up and it will save a bit of time with the 14 or so shut offs that I will be swapping out, bearing in mind that I will be doing this work while still caring for my mother, and she will interrupt me... OFTEN.
Thanks so much for any input.
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