Old House Plumbing Problem.
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That is the voice of experience of someone who has worked with old plumbing. Be very, very patient working those valves out and you might be rewarded with a simple fix.
EddieWalker
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Good advice. I have nothing to offer other then it can sometimes be challenging to find the right sized washer. The box stores sell kits with a variety of sizes, but there are so many out there that they might not have it. I would go there first, but realize that you still might need to go to a plumbing supply house, and they might tell you that they have to order it and it will be a few days.
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Any old time plumbing supply houses in your area?
Lot of what I need simply isn't off the shelf anymore at the National retailers.
The good news is these fixtures were designed to be "Renewed" as one of the hundred year old boxes says...as long as the threads are good.
I cringe when neighbors of my 1920's home showed me all the new faucets they picked up cheap... all plastic, made in China... on the bright side I get spare parts free!!!
Lot of what I need simply isn't off the shelf anymore at the National retailers.
The good news is these fixtures were designed to be "Renewed" as one of the hundred year old boxes says...as long as the threads are good.
I cringe when neighbors of my 1920's home showed me all the new faucets they picked up cheap... all plastic, made in China... on the bright side I get spare parts free!!!
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There is a place where I can go to get old plumbing parts to repair older leaking fixtures.
There is an old ACE Hardware in town that has been there for about 80 yrs ? It has been handed down to others in the family over the yrs. they kept all the old plumbing parts. You just have to take old part with you, and he'll match it up for ya.
If you have locally owned hardware store in your area, I would go there and get them to help you match up any old fixture parts
There is an old ACE Hardware in town that has been there for about 80 yrs ? It has been handed down to others in the family over the yrs. they kept all the old plumbing parts. You just have to take old part with you, and he'll match it up for ya.
If you have locally owned hardware store in your area, I would go there and get them to help you match up any old fixture parts
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Adding a shutoff valve in the PEX before you dig into the faucet is the smartest way to go, for sure. It buys you security and time should you need a couple days to find a part. Our house only had a few shut offs in it when we bought it, and they were frozen. Those were some of the first tasks I did, adding shut offs.
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^^^Smart man... adding some full port quarter turn ball valves is cheap insurance...
One of the builders around here puts them in for the showers he installs... cuts and access behind the valve which is usually in a closet and then adds a metal access door... hot and cold have shut offs... all fixtures in the homes he builds can be shut off individually...
One of the builders around here puts them in for the showers he installs... cuts and access behind the valve which is usually in a closet and then adds a metal access door... hot and cold have shut offs... all fixtures in the homes he builds can be shut off individually...
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1/4 turn ball valves are the best choice as you mentioned. How many folks here on TBN have been in a house 15-20 years and then had to try and shut off the toilet with that little oval handled multi-turn valve? It never works and is always frozen! :laughing:
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I started adding those 1/4 turn stops to plumbing jobs when they first came out.
frugalangler
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I may be redneck, but even before they were available in same style as chrome multi-turn, I'd adapter in a ball valve like for inline pipe, not pretty but I KNEW it would work when needed, and who looks under toilets and vanities anyway, if you do you're likely to find a whole lot worse than an ugly pipe ball valve!
