May 29, 20232 yr The well at my hays county place was installed 20 years ago. The main water line shutoff has developed a slow drip at the metal shutoff valve, as pictured. Can I replace a washer in the handle part, or does the whole section need to be replaced? If the latter fuck that, it looks like Frankenstein.
May 29, 20232 yr Replacement handle, bolt and o-ring will most likely fix it, I would remove everything you can, take as many pictures and you can and take it to a plumbing supply. That is really standard stuff. I believe you can also replace the ball but that would require removing the whole thing. It is really not that hard to remove it and replace those PVC connections, but you would need a drill attachment that will drill out the excess connecting pipe in the fittings. I've never done that, I bet it can be tricky, if you overcut you're f*&cked.
May 29, 20232 yr Author 47 minutes ago, Dr Fear said: Replacement handle, bolt and o-ring will most likely fix it, I would remove everything you can, take as many pictures and you can and take it to a plumbing supply. That is really standard stuff. I believe you can also replace the ball but that would require removing the whole thing. It is really not that hard to remove it and replace those PVC connections, but you would need a drill attachment that will drill out the excess connecting pipe in the fittings. I've never done that, I bet it can be tricky, if you overcut you're f*&cked. Duh, yeah dealing with fixing anything between two fixed points, I’m at a disadvantage.
May 29, 20232 yr outside piping, but it's in plastic...geez, what shade tree plumber did that work? No union joints around the valve? At least replace it all with brass or something...
May 29, 20232 yr Yeah, whenever this shit is cut out and replaced, make sure that there's a union somewhere.
May 30, 20232 yr Author Hopefully I can just take the handle off and tighten the packing nut a bit to stop it. These freezes the last few years have played hell with plumbing.
May 31, 20232 yr That’s a cheap ball valve. Spend $20 to buy a new one at Home Depot and you’ll be good for another 20years. Go ahead and get some pvc parts too because you’ll probably break one or two pieces taking it apart or putting back together.
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