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Robert Neville Robert Neville is offline
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Default Under Sink Cutoff Valve Tool

mcp6453 wrote:

No, I'm familiar with that tool. The one I saw actually slipped over the
oval knob to provide greater leverage to turn the knob.


Some of the cheaper valves have nylon stems. Even if it has a brass stem, the
odds are you will break the valve by overtorquing it. You probably should plan
on changing the valve.