So in this video I go over how to choose the right emergency water shut-off valve. I’ll show you a couple of different options.
Everyone should have these near their kitchen and bathroom sinks as well as by their toilets. They are your only safeguard in a true water emergency so I highly recommend you test them and if they don’t hold, REPLACE THEM!
The most popular ones I use are the I.P.S and copper versions which are available in straight, angle and dual port versions. They’re available with washers or as 1/4 turn ball type valves. They have a compression version which could come in handy, for instance, when working on copper pipe and you can’t get a 100% shut down of the water.
In this case you wouldn’t be able to solder but you can pop one of these on tighten it up with your adjustable wrench and you’re good to go.
They’re available in P.E.X and push type (SharkBite) versions which I don’t show in the video only because here in New York they’re not currently code approved.
All of them are available as straight, angle, dual port, washer type and ball type so you have many choices. The dual port valves are pretty cool because you can control two appliances with one valve.
On the other hand if you have to shut down one of them, you’re going to have two appliances out of service.
Check out the video and if you have questions, as always info@bobsplumbingvideos.com.
HAPPY PLUMBING!
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