Angle stop valves for bathroom sink
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Jadnashua
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Properly installed, either is fine. If the compression is overtightened, installing a new one later might mean cutting the pipe back. You may need a puller to get the old ferrule off, but can reuse it - the nut might be pretty anymore, though.
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I have both and I prefer IPT for ease of fitting and removal, and less potential to leak. And if it does leak, at least you can apply (more) teflon tape and tighten it. Not so with compressions.
Although I did manage to tighten a compression to stop it weeping recently. Guess I got lucky and just hadn't tightened it enough when I first fitted it.
Although I did manage to tighten a compression to stop it weeping recently. Guess I got lucky and just hadn't tightened it enough when I first fitted it.
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Properly installed, either is fine.
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trick
There is no trick. You just tighten them further, assuming you have not already bottomed the pipe in the valve.
There is no trick. You just tighten them further, assuming you have not already bottomed the pipe in the valve.
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Is it necessary?
Jadnashua
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Asthetically...yes. Practially, no.
Mikey
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With all the junk my wife piles under the sink, you can't see them.
There's a good argument for compression fittings, BTW -- I put them on loosely, see how the risers want to lie, and then tighten up the compression nuts. In some cases, I'm best off pointing the stops down, rather than up.
There's a good argument for compression fittings, BTW -- I put them on loosely, see how the risers want to lie, and then tighten up the compression nuts. In some cases, I'm best off pointing the stops down, rather than up.
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Did you Know
Did you no that there is a new style fixture shut-off valve. Its copper tube sized and you just push it on to the 1/2" supply tube. Looks neat and I beleive it's Talon that makes them.
Good Luck,
Did you no that there is a new style fixture shut-off valve. Its copper tube sized and you just push it on to the 1/2" supply tube. Looks neat and I beleive it's Talon that makes them.
Good Luck,
Jadnashua
Retired Defense Industry Engineer xxx
Brasscraft and probably Watts have some valves that sort of click onto a piece on the pipe. It appears that the valve can swivel. http://www.brasscraft.com/Default.aspx?Page=WhatsNew.aspx
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