drjimmy
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I posted a while back about my freezing dripping outside valve.
I've dealt with a leak getting past the seating of my gate valve that controls the outside valve for several weeks because I just now have the time to try and repair and/or fix the gate valve.
I've attached 2 pictures of the valve. You can see its ancient.
I've been trying to research this question because I am confused about how one would fix a gate valves seat
Do I need to secure a wrench to a connecting pipe and try and turn the bonnet on a valve in order to pull out the stem and fix the corroded parts that are letting water get past ? You guys know better than me - but looking at new valves in the store today, it looks like a bear to take a valve apart - especially one that may be close to 50 years old...The bonnet on valves look way to hard to turn, although they are designed in way that you can put a wrench on...
Most sites and threads say if there is a problem it's best to change the valve - and put a ball valve in ( some of yuo have suggested that in first place ).
If I need to actually take the old gate off - it looks to me like we're talking about cutting, welding, and putting in the ball valve
Can you or can you not disassemble a gate valve while its attached and fix the corroded parts causing the water to get by ?
Excuse the horrible pics - I just cut away some of the dry wall in order to see the extent of what I am dealing with and some of the white of the paint and drywall is all over the packing nut.
I've never welded before. I think I'd like to call in a plumber if its detailed, to do this. Plus its murder to get under this sink and work at 6'2
How do you guys not have bad backs doing this stuff for a living..?
I've dealt with a leak getting past the seating of my gate valve that controls the outside valve for several weeks because I just now have the time to try and repair and/or fix the gate valve.
I've attached 2 pictures of the valve. You can see its ancient.
I've been trying to research this question because I am confused about how one would fix a gate valves seat
Do I need to secure a wrench to a connecting pipe and try and turn the bonnet on a valve in order to pull out the stem and fix the corroded parts that are letting water get past ? You guys know better than me - but looking at new valves in the store today, it looks like a bear to take a valve apart - especially one that may be close to 50 years old...The bonnet on valves look way to hard to turn, although they are designed in way that you can put a wrench on...
Most sites and threads say if there is a problem it's best to change the valve - and put a ball valve in ( some of yuo have suggested that in first place ).
If I need to actually take the old gate off - it looks to me like we're talking about cutting, welding, and putting in the ball valve
Can you or can you not disassemble a gate valve while its attached and fix the corroded parts causing the water to get by ?
Excuse the horrible pics - I just cut away some of the dry wall in order to see the extent of what I am dealing with and some of the white of the paint and drywall is all over the packing nut.
I've never welded before. I think I'd like to call in a plumber if its detailed, to do this. Plus its murder to get under this sink and work at 6'2
How do you guys not have bad backs doing this stuff for a living..?