Water Shut-Off Under Sink

Water shut off under sink? Most of us have them under our bathroom and kitchen sinks as well as under our toilets. There are multiple styles in different configurations and today I have five different variations to show you. Screw pipe, copper sweat pipe, compression style, shark-bite style & finally P.E.X style. Let's check them all out as shown on my "speedy valve" Christmas tree.
Happy Plumbing,
Bob
USE CAUTION: When replacing any of these valves MAKE SURE to shut-off your main water supply before proceeding. YOU'RE WELCOME!
My Amazon Storefront
www.amazon.com/shop/bobsplumb...
MegaLoc Thread Sealant - amzn.to/3RzBhDq
PTFE Tape - amzn.to/3RBotMD
Ferrule Puller - amzn.to/3VMVjwH
Internal / External Reamer - amzn.to/4eoIYpT
Deburring Tool - amzn.to/3VQzH2C
Sharkbite Depth / Deburring Tool / Disconnect Clips - amzn.to/3VNXobz
P.E.X. Tubing Cutter - amzn.to/4c7TpfE
Brass Craft 1/2" iron pipe angle stop - amzn.to/4cpBj8P
Eastman 1/2" copper angle stop - amzn.to/3VqJcUC
Brass Craft 1/2" compression angle stop - amzn.to/3VRf3yb
Sharkbite 1/2" angle stop - amzn.to/3VPi6rE
P.E.X. A vs. P.E.X. B Tubing - shorturl.at/avqsS
How to Solder Part 1 - • How To Solder Copper T...
How to Solder Part 2 - • How To Solder Copper T...
DISCLAIMER!
My Videos are provided for informational purposes only. All material provided is for informational, educational, & entertainment purposes only. Some of these projects, materials, and techniques may not be appropriate for all ages or skill levels. The plumbing instruction used here is used to simply break down jobs to their simplest steps.
Please use a clear mind and use all safety precautions following the tutorials provided by this site. I do not make any claims of the safety of the projects, techniques, or resources listed on this site and will not take responsibility for what you do with the information provided by this site.
Viewers must be aware by doing projects on their homes they are doing it at their own risk and Bobs Plumbing Videos cannot be held liable if they cause any damage to their homes.
With different codes around the world and constantly changing standards, regulations, and rules, it is the sole responsibility of the viewer to educate themselves on their local requirements before undertaking any sort of project. That being said Bobs Plumbing Videos cannot claim liability with all applicable laws, rules, codes, and regulations for a project. Be safe, have fun with your plumbing repairs, and ALWAYS stay informed about your local building code.
*NOTE: This description above contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at NO COST TO YOU. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is in NO WAY obligated to use these links. Thank you for your support!

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Hammerhead Showers reached out to me and asked me to do an unboxing of their all metal (stainless steel & brass) handheld 3 mode shower heads. I did the video and you can check that out here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWnWnp5se8Zsr7M

[@stephenzies8867]

Awesome Thank You Robert #Happy Plumbing !

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Happy Plumbing to you!

[@williampeters6004]

Bob you're the best as always. If I had spare time I would go with you on weekend jobs without pay just for the experience and helping you out in any way...... learning and getting your experience and helping you out is priceless..... I'm from the Edison New Jersey side not far from Staten Island but now I live in Massachusetts so all I can do is dream about it

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Wow, thanks, Much appreciated William 👍

[@williampeters6004]

@BobsPlumbingVideos I'm just a little bit younger than you but always learning. 66 and 1/2 years old ..... lol. Those apartment buildings have to be a killer for any plumber, though I bet

[@everythinghomerepair1747]

Nice job explaining all the different styles. Where I live in Phoenix AZ I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single sweat on valve. They are exclusively compression valves here. IPS is also very rare because not many houses still have galvanized steel (probably because of our poor water quality) finally, houses built in the last 15-20 years are almost exclusively plumbed in pex usually with plastic Accor style angle stops on it.

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Thanks for watching!

[@rocketrider1405]

Thanks, Bob! Never gets old!

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Thank You!

[@rzh3443]

Very complete. Years ago , I soldered male threaded fittings on the copper pipe stubs. I’ve been using quarter turn valves lately as replacements. For the full turn valves , I open them up all the way and then close them back a quarter turn and haven’t had one freeze yet. Glad to see you are not a Sharkbite hater. As long as you follow the directions they are as foolproof as any other connection. Brasscraft sells a rebuild kit for the full turn valves ; if you have that type , worth having a kit around in reserve for a couple bucks.

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@Denny_E_Lee7575]

Bob you always have great tutorials Thanks a lot for your demonstration on the different valves and piping really helps out a lot Thank you

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Glad to help Thanks for watching 👍

[@user-en5ht3yr5z]

Excellent video. I’m calling it before I watch it. Your videos are always great source of knowledge.

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

I appreciate that! Thank you very much!

[@frederickneal4781]

​@@BobsPlumbingVideosI would only use Brasscraft KT Series or a DAHL valve brand.

[@briandjordjevic9969]

Nice to see ya back

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Happy to be back, thanks for checking out the video!

[@bobvines00]

Great video Bob! Thank you for sharing. Another idea for a possible future video is how to adjust a toilet so that it refills the bowl "properly" after flushing. We've got one that suddenly, about 2 months ago, quit refilling the bowl properly after a flush. The bowl now only gets enough water to be 4-6-inches in diameter at the surface of the water and about that deep too.

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

I know this video talks about the toilet constantly leaking, but as an aside, if that refill tube is not placed to replenish the water in the bowl, the level will be very low,. I often find they are just unclipped from the overflow and refilling into the tank. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIqzZ3mDpK2KkJosi=nL0kbC09NE0Mrr8u. Forward to about the 13:43 minute mark. Regards, Bob.

[@bobvines00]

@@BobsPlumbingVideos Thanks Bob! I just looked and found that the ~1/4-inch refill tube that is supposed to "drain" into the overflow tube is way too short and sends the water directly into the tank (about an inch past the overflow tube). The water level in the bowl never increases above the ~4-inches of depth it ends up with. My wife or I must have cut it too short the last time we had to replace the refill valve. However, neither of us would have cut it too short within the last year, so something else must have changed earlier this year (2024) to cause the bowl to not refill properly.

[@kevin7151]

Nice video Bob. Your videos are always detailed and informative. I am in Western Nassau county and always use IPS 1/4 turn valves. I go through my house and turn all the valves on and off twice a year so they don't seize up or leak. I don't like sweated valves as its more work to replace them when they go bad.

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Thanks for sharing! Bob

[@armandomadrigal9793]

Angle stops, I like the brass craft type

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Agreed!

[@rdowden3787]

Another informative video. Well done.

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Thanks again! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joshcowart2446]

FYI you can crimp either pex a or b. So if you don’t know what kind of pex it is get crimp stuff. On the reverse it won’t work. You can’t expand pex b

[@everythinghomerepair1747]

Check into zurn expansion pex B. I was shocked too when I first saw that.

[@joshcowart2446]

@@everythinghomerepair1747 yeah I’ve heard of it. I never can remember whether it’s zurn or watts. Our supply house was going to start carrying it but it never panned out. I once put an expansion coupling in a 3/4 viega line. I needed a temp fix until the next morning. It held fine and when I cut it out, the only way to save the coupling was to heat and remove like I do uponor. I wonder if zurn did something different in their pex b or if it just works but they’re the only ones who do it. Hopefully the latter because I’d hate to be limited to their pipe only

[@rcsellery]

Great video! Glad I follow this channel!!

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Glad you enjoy it! Appreciate you! Bob.

[@dannywilkins887]

👍🏻 from the uk

[@tomdale1313]

thxs for sharing...

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Thanks for watching!

[@fizout]

Any preference between the 1/4 turn ball valves compared to the multi-turn valves? The former seem more modern and easier to use, but aren't serviceable. Also easier to damage when sweating/soldering on, and then they might never fully shut off properly. The latter have the rubber stopper and stem seal that harden and leak over time, but at least those are replaceable without having to remove or desolder the housing.

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

I'm old school and still prefer the continuous turn washer style brass or plastic. In hard water areas the 1/4 turn ball style valves tend to get stuck!

[@sorphin]

That's what I call a plumbers christmas tree! @bob Thoughts on 1/4 turn? (what I mean is when do you prefer/think one is better than the other)

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

I'm old school and still prefer the continuous turn washer style brass or plastic. In hard water areas the 1/4 turn ball style valves tend to get stuck!

[@sorphin]

@@BobsPlumbingVideos Thanks Bob. Happy Plumbing. :)

[@thankswillie]

thanks, respect especially NYC

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Thank you for taking the time! Bob

[@bbass56]

Thanks, this will be good if I ever need to make a repair, I don’t know how to do sweating, I did use shark bite years ago in my former home, I think they still have them connected. How do you find the shark bites, are they dependable ?

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

They work , but I don't know how long the internal "O" rings are going to hold out? I' take a copper sweat joint any day!

[@suavemang]

Good stuff Bob, but it looks like you are telling non plumbers to screw copper into galvanized or steel😬😬

[@BobsPlumbingVideos]

Good point! Should always thinking about who's watching. Then the TROLL'S come out to say I TALK too much...LOL!