Replace Sink Angle Valve

Open the faucet to drain the line.

Replace sink angle valve.

The water to a kitchen or bathroom sink is supplied through small copper or flexible neoprene tubes from a small control valve called a stop or shut off valve under the sink. Place a bucket under the old valve. Cut the supply line with a pipe cutter leaving enough room between the escutcheon plate and the cut to allow installation of the valve fitting. If this happens to you you can simply replace the valve with a new valve that matches the old one.

Replacing a shut off valve compression valve or angle stop may seem like a daunting task but it really takes less than 5 minutes. With a few household tool. Deburr the pipe with a deburring tool. Under sink shutoff valves also called fixture shutoffs or stop valves allow you to turn off the water to the sink or other fixture without having to use the home s main shutoff.

Today i show you how to quickly replace a faulty water shutoff valve under the sink. Monster master brass angle stop valve shut off quarter turn water sink bathroom toilet kitchen shower plumbing 5 8 od. Turn off the next valve up the line which may be the main water supply valve. To reattach the new supply line and angle valve first remove the compression nut and slide it over the copper nipple.

There are two basic types straight stops and angle stops and these valves normally remain on and are seldom closed functioning maintenance free for years. 1 4 turn mm fv 001 4 4 out of 5 stars 113 9 99 9. When cutting the supply line cut slowly and gently so.