In my bathroom there is a water shutoff valve located behind the toilet. The handle that you twist to turn off the water is dripping water. I think I possibly could fix it on my own, but I dont know how to do it. Does anyone have any advice?
2006-10-04 09:05:02 · 8 answers · asked by blondiguana 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Is it soldered on and you want to replace it? Check the first site below for instructions, with photos, on how to replace it. Or check the second site for information on how to (hopefully) repair it just by cleaning or replacing washers. Good luck!!
2006-10-04 09:13:16 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like your actually talking about the angle valve for the toilet. So before you do anything else, take a close look at the valve and see if the back end closest to the wall has some flat surfaces on it like a nut or not. If it does, you can shut off the water supply to the house by either turning off the valve that is either outside the house, or in the basement depending on what part of the country your in. Open the faucet at the lowest sink in the house to drain off the water pressure. Unscrew the connection between the vale and the toilet, then unscrew the valve from the pipe. Take it to the hardware store to get a replacement. Be sure to pick up some teflon tape too. Apply tape to the threads of the pipe (2 wraps) and attach the valve. Then attach the line to the toilet and turn on the water and open the valve.
If your valve at the toilet doesn't have the nut like flat surfaces, then it may be a soldered valve and you should call a plumber to repair.
2006-10-04 09:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If that valve is leaking, turn off the main that comes into your house....then just replace the one under the toilet...someone at the hardware store would be able to tell you what supplies you need....you may be able to just apply some more "glue" depending on where it is leaking at....if it is leaking where the valve attaches to the rest of the pipe....if the valve itself is leaking, then you need to replace the valve.
2006-10-04 09:10:24 · answer #3 · answered by mjboog2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go outside to your water main and cut off your water supply to your residence, then replace the shutoff valve.
2006-10-04 10:12:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible that the packing nut on the angle stop is not tight enough. Right where the handle screws into the valve will be a nut (the handle goes through this nut). Try tightening it a little.
2006-10-04 10:31:07 · answer #5 · answered by big_mustache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nut below the handle will turn to right the tighten...if that doesnt work u must shut off feed valve and replace the valve thats leaking.. they are pretty cheap
2006-10-08 05:33:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Propable just take a wrench and tighten the nut a little --use a backup wrench on the line. Sounds like a minor job -- Good Luck.
2006-10-04 20:36:23 · answer #7 · answered by Spock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut of the water on the back on the wall
2006-10-04 09:12:21 · answer #8 · answered by bdjones_78 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋