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Originally Posted by Retiring
When I was house shopping in TV I had my dad look at some new homes with me. He has been a GC for 60 yrs. The very first thing to catch his eye is a plastic water main valve. He was shocked to say the least. The other was push/pull shut offs at each fixture. He thought the plastic main valve was illegal in most States and his comment on the push/pull – “cheap.” Dad always got a kick when someone said their house was built to code, to him that meant it was built to a “minimum standard.” Other than his own homes he only built commercial properties but never built anything to a minimum standard. I miss you dad.
Replacing main valve with a commercial grade brass ball valve is the first item on my list after closing.
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You can replace the main plastic valve in the garage, but you will still have about 15 to 20 of the push-pull plastic valves inside of your house. If any one of these valves leak, they will cause more damage to your house than the valve in the garage because of their location. The best thing to do is to not open and close the valves very often. Also, I don't think it is a good idea to have a home watch service open and close the main valve every week, unless it is a heavy duty brass valve.