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Identifying a shutoff gate valve brand
Hi,
The shutoff valve in my house does not work. I would like to fix it with parts of another valve, but I do not know what brand I need - the little identification plate that is usually on the handle is missing. It looks similar to http://ts.smoothcorp.com/cornerhardw...1.299x299.jpeg, except that the handle of the valve is light green in color, or blueish-green. The house was built in 1975. If you have the same valve, could you please tell me what brand it is it (it should be indicated on a small plate at the center of the handle). Thanks! |
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The shutoff valve in my house does not work.
Now's your chance to modernize it with a quarter turn ball valve. The odds on your being able to repair what you have are close to zero. Don't risk a future flood, do it right and you'll be saving money by not having to do it over. Good luck. Joe |
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Do you have a way to stop the water before it gets to this shutoff? If
so, just take the guts to a good hardware store and they will find the appropriate replacements; most likely you just need a new washer. Pefferie wrote: Hi, The shutoff valve in my house does not work. I would like to fix it with parts of another valve, but I do not know what brand I need - the little identification plate that is usually on the handle is missing. It looks similar to http://ts.smoothcorp.com/cornerhardw...1.299x299.jpeg, except that the handle of the valve is light green in color, or blueish-green. The house was built in 1975. If you have the same valve, could you please tell me what brand it is it (it should be indicated on a small plate at the center of the handle). Thanks! -- SPAMBLOCK NOTICE! To reply to me, delete the h from apkh.net, if it is there. |
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most likely you just need a new washer.
Gate valves don't have washers, they use sliding plates or "gates". HTH Joe |
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Chet Hayes wrote:
(Joe Bobst) wrote in message ... most likely you just need a new washer. Gate valves don't have washers, they use sliding plates or "gates". HTH Joe Yes, but if you look at the pic, what he has is not a gate valve, it's a regular one. The picture is of a 'gate valve'. What you call a 'regular' valve is a 'stop valve' which is the most common valve installed in homes. There is an outward difference in appearance between the two types. A 'gate valve' is usually shorter between the threaded ends and has straight sides between the base and the top. A 'stop valve' has a bulge, or 'belly', between the base and top to accommodate the split chamber inside. |
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willshak wrote in message ...
Chet Hayes wrote: (Joe Bobst) wrote in message ... most likely you just need a new washer. Gate valves don't have washers, they use sliding plates or "gates". HTH Joe Yes, but if you look at the pic, what he has is not a gate valve, it's a regular one. The picture is of a 'gate valve'. What you call a 'regular' valve is a 'stop valve' which is the most common valve installed in homes. There is an outward difference in appearance between the two types. A 'gate valve' is usually shorter between the threaded ends and has straight sides between the base and the top. A 'stop valve' has a bulge, or 'belly', between the base and top to accommodate the split chamber inside. Thanks for pointing that out. I've only seen gate valves with the rectangular type handle, as opposed to a round one. That's why I mis-identified it. |
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