On Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 4:13:28 AM UTC-4, Xeno wrote:
On 2/7/19 3:00 pm, Deguza wrote:
On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 9:51:09 PM UTC-7, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 7/1/2019 6:44 PM, Deguza wrote:
On Monday, July 1, 2019 at 3:19:11 PM UTC-7, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 1 Jul 2019 14:38:41 -0700 (PDT), Deguza
wrote:

The existing valve has threaded female ends as you can see on the photo he

https://1drv.ms/f/s!Frqoa1B33oXrgQlZOU8hOWZMUVRUSSQM


Can't you just replace the valve stem (kit), after you turn off the
water meter?

I suppose I can, but I really wanted a ball valve...

I can understand that, but looking at the existing pipe you may be in
for a bit of work. Some joints will be opened or disturbed doing the
job and they may be in need of replacing too. Be prepared to do some
other work along with the valve.

I think you are right Ed. You folks made the project a lot clearer for me.

What I was hoping was that somehow I can take the existing valve out by turning it around after taking the handle and the rest of the sticking parts out.

After all, somebody was able to put together the whole contraption without soldering anything.

I was thinking I could reverse the process of putting it together.

Deguza

You must realise that the pipe coming out of the ground was the start
point in the assembly process. You don't know where the finish point was
*inside* the house. That point, the first coupling, will be your start
point in reversing the process.

The starting point is either a union or where it *ended*.
I could start at the meter, screw on pipe, screw on the valve, screw on
pipe, fitting, pipe, fittings, pipe, ending at 5 different places.
Without a coupling or cutting it and putting one in, you'd have to reverse
that process. His other problem will be that he doesn't have the pipe
cutter or threading tools he needs.



You have to find the point where
unscrewing one pipe doesn't screw another pipe in tighter at the other
end. Then you can work back to your tap from there.

+1


You will find that
the task will be like Topsy, it'll grow and grow. Far better to fix the
issue with the tap and leave the rest of the plumbing be.

--

Xeno


Cutting the pipe, putting in a union is the other option, which sounds far
easier so far. Another problem is with old galvanized, it's not unusual
to find that it's near failure, with the inside full of rust, narrowing
the passageway.

What's wrong with the existing valve? New washer, stem packing won't work?