The in-line hot water stop valve for the faucet on my kitchen sink is
leaking. The house was built in the early 1970s;
the pipe is coper. Virtually everything in the house
is the cheapest that the code would allow.
The valve has an oval handle.
As far as I can tell, the lower end of the valve
is sweated (soldered) to the pipe. The upper
end has (I think) a compression or threaded fitting.
Can I repair the leak myself? If so, how?
I have looked around on the Web, but found nothing directly related.
If there's A Web site or a book with pictures of how to do this, I'd
like to know about it
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