An angle stop valve, also known as a compression valve, is the emergency shutoff valve that can be found beneath every water-using appliance and fixture in your home. Angle stops are a common and inexpensive plumbing fixture that can save you potentially thousands of dollars…
Are you having problems with your main water shut off valve not working? In older homes, the shut-off valves for the mainline often are worn and rusted. If your shut-off is upline (closer to the water main) from the valve, you can easily turn off…
When you winterize outdoor water faucets (also called hose spigots or hose bibs) around your home, especially with a frost-free faucet, you are avoiding major headaches and expensive repair bills with one very affordable update. As the freezing cold begins creeping in around this time…
We’ve all been there. You need to remove your garden hose and move it to a different spigot. But it’s stuck. And nothing you’ve tried – from brute force to store-bought lubricants to home remedies — has worked. The truth is this. There’s a reason…
You’ve probably heard of compression fittings, but what is a flare fitting? Like compression fittings, are useful in places where it’s difficult to solder a joint. So, it’s a handy solution for hard-to-solder situations involving flexible (not rigid) copper. That’s why I’m going to tell…
Flexible copper tubing is pliable enough to make all but the sharpest turns in your pipe. When you use it you don’t have to install a fitting every time you make a turn as you would with a rigid copper pipe. I’m going to show…
