Faucet Shut Off Valve Leaking

If your water supply valve is leaking you may not need to replace it.

Faucet shut off valve leaking.

Loosen the bonnet nut on the leaky shut off valve with an adjustable wrench. Reassemble the shutoff valve turn the main house valve back on and check for leaks. Use the wrench to firmly tighten the nut but don t over tighten it. Then fit an adjustable wrench onto the nut of the shut off valve and turn it counter clockwise at 1 8 to 1 4 turn at a time.

If you have a gas water heater turn the knob to the pilot position. Then disconnect the supply tube from the shutoff valve. Once tight and in place turn the valve on and test the kitchen faucet. Support see jane dri.

Put a plastic tub under the leaking valve to reduce the water spillage on the floor while you work. Required tools for this project. Step 3 remove the screw in the center of the shutoff valve handle using a screwdriver. Step 2 prepare to take it apart.

There s an easy way to fix it and you may want to give it a try. Wrap teflon packing around the spindle then hand tighten the bonnet nut back into place. Shut off the water at the main shutoff valve. Close the main water supply to the leaky valve.

Don t use any pipe dope or plastic tape on the valve stem s threads. Under sink shutoff valves also called fixture shutoffs or stop valves allow you to turn off the water to the sink or other fixture without having to use the home s main shutoff. Shut off the circuit breakers to an electric water heater. Then open a faucet on the lowest level of your house and another faucet on an upper level to drain the pipes.

However calling a plumber can be expensive. Avoid gumming up the inside of the shutoff valve. There should be no leaks and all should be good. Attach the water line from the faucet to the water supply shut off valve using plumbers tape.

Turn the home water supply back on. Pull the nut back to expose the valve s threaded spindle. These inexpensive little valves rarely get used and when they do sometimes they leak. Ignoring minor leaks can waste up to three gallons of water every day and can also lead to permanent water stains and rot under your sink.

Good job you have fixed your leak. Turn the water supply valve under the sink off. Place a bucket or a thick towel on the floor under the leaky valve just in case some residual water leaks out during work. The shut off valve under a sink can go unattended for years without giving any problems but once it starts leaking it can lead to a mess quickly.