Let’s continue our 2 part video series on hot and cold water valves and let’s take a look at hot and cold water shut off valves and other types of water valves.
If you haven’t seen the first part of this video series, then check it out here:
How To Pick The Right Hot and Cold Water Valve – Part 1
Next up on the bench top is the good old globe valve. Although these valves were best suited for point of use valves (ie: for a sink, lavatory, or toilet supply), they can be found all over the entire plumbing system. Unlike a gate valve or ball valve which is full port, the globe valve has an offset water pathway whereby the water would enter at one level travel up past the valve seat and then exit.
They’re restrictive by nature and I wouldn’t recommend using them on main supply trunks or branches to individual risers in the home.
Next is the most popular and in my opinion most reliable valve out their today, the ball valve. They use a quarter turn motion are full port and utilize a stainless steel ball which rides in between two nylon seats – virtually indestructible!
These are my go to valves in most applications. The last two I feature in this video are point of use valves sometimes referred to as speedy valves or speedway valves. I use these under all my kitchen, bathroom sink and toilet supply applications. They’re inexpensive, easy to install and frankly just get the job done.
Although I’m only showing them in the i.p.s. and copper sweat versions, they are also available in compression and pex versions.
I’m not a big fan of the compression version and here in New York City, our plumbing code does not allow us to use pex tubing for domestic water use.
That’s about it for shut off valves in a residential setting, but, if you still have questions about anything I’ve covered in this videos, by all means drop me a line at info@bobsplumbing videos.com.
HAPPY PLUMBING!
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