Plumber/knowledgeable handy man plumber needed

[hoghntr]

Just went to swap washer and dryer out and valves bad and noticed crud on copper 8"down so need small fixin.. I don't do PLUMBING cuz I will break everything. Water is shut off 😮

 

Anyone in north valley could do this repair for me? I know if I try and unscrew that valve all heck gonna break loose she hasn't moved in 15 yrs. Also as I said pinhole in lower threaded area so.. I don't know I don't do this. :] Thanks

 

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[hoghntr]

Thanks.

Think got'r covered by a member. I know many you laughing at me but seriously me and PLUMBING not good together. L.O.L. a .50 cent fix turns into $500 :]

 

Pay professionals to do what you suck at it saves $ in long run right.

[metau]

I'll be free on Sunday if it still needs fixed. Maybe Saturday, but pretty sure I'll be working.

[Latestartchase]

Don't Panic... You can do this. Those fittings are soldered on the inside of those valves simply cut your self a hole big enough to work in, use a tubing cutter to simply cut the tubes then remove old valves and small section of tubing then replace with new valves, short flex line, and a shark bite 1/2" couplings you can do it.

[Savageman25]

I agree with latestartchase, you can do that fix very easily if you want. I was a plumber for over 8 years (for my dads very established 50 year old company) up until I moved to Arizona last January. I'm figuring that you can't solder so I'll tell you exactly how to do this the way latestartchase was saying. I'm going to be as thorough as possible and treat you as you know absolutely nothing about plumbing so there won't be any doubts that you can do this.

Step

1. Go to store and buy

X2 1/2"x1/2" sharkbite couplings

Short piece of 1/2" PEX pipe (they usually sell by 10', 20', or longer. Your local store may cut it even shorter for you) you will only

Need about 3'

X2 1/2 MIP washer valves

X2 1/2"FIPx1/2" Sharkbite adapter.

Small copper tubing cutters (make sure it's the small ones so they can spin around the pipe in the wall)

Plastic tubing cutters (they kinda look like scissors, but they are for cutting plastic pipe)

Emmry cloth

Teflon tape

 

2. Turn the main water valve off to the house

3. Drain the water down by opening an outside spigot. If no outside spigot flush the toilets and let pressure drain down.

4. Cut the hole in the wall to the pipes larger so you can work on them.

5. Take the copper tubing cutters and cut the copper pipes down as low as you want. Cut lower than any solder has ran down the pipes from being soldered because if solder is on them the shark bites don't like to seal on the pipes as well. I would probably cut the pipes down about a foot to give yourselves room. Don't worry about any looks of the pipes, it's common for copper pipes to look nasty with stuff.

6. Loosen the nuts on the bottom side of the washer box that's holding the valves in place and take them all the way off (note: they may be a little hard to get off, get mean with them your not going to hurt anything) just don't tear up your washer box then you gotta get a new one of those. Pull old valves up and out of washer box.

7. Take Emmry cloth and clean copper pipe that you have just cut so it looks nice and shiny on about the top 2" then push 1/2" sharkbite coupling onto the pipe

8. Put new valves down in holes and start the nut on bottom side, but don't tighten all the way and keep them loose.

9. Put Teflon tape on the threads of the bottom of the valves after putting the nuts to the valves on.

10. Tighten the 1/2"FIP x sharkbite adapter on the end of the valves

11. Cut 1/2 PEX pipe greater than the gap between the top of the copper pipes and bottom of the valve with the adapter by a couple inches

12. Push the PEX pipe onto the adapter on the valve. Take note of how far the PEX pipe pushes into the sharkbite.

13.After PEX pipe is securely pushed into adapter pull down on the valve with the pipe so it's on the touching bottom of box and measure the PEX pipe so it can be pushed into the coupling at the copper pipe, remembering that the pipe must push down into the coupling about 3/4 of an inch or so then cut to length. Then push the PEX pipe into the coupling.

14. Tighten nut so the valve is secure to the washer box.

15. Turn water on and check for leaks.

[Savageman25]

Or pay a plumber. Lol

[6ANut]

Poor Mike, BIG TREE FALL HARD

[buckmaster21]

I'm a plumber if you still need it fixed give me a call 6024008066

[hoghntr]

Got'r done but not by me. If I would have done it you would know cuz you would have seen it on news probably with fire trucks.

 

Thanks.