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Originally Posted by villagetinker
I stopped by the Wildwood ACE hardware store with some plumbing questions, and the very helpful person told my hold to replace these myself, also referenced some youtube videos. I am planning on doing this if we start to have any problems with the original valves.
OP, you may be able to find a handyman to do this for you.
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I was forced to change them out when I decided to install new faucets in the bathrooms. The shark bite shutoffs were about $12 apiece at Lowes. You would also have to swap out the lines from the faucets to the new shutoffs. It is really simple, I shut off the main water supply coming into the house and then turned on some faucets to relieve the pressure. I used a sawzall to make a cut into the shutoff valve and then placed a screwdriver into the slot I created. Twist with the screwdriver and it cracks open like shucking an oyster. Do NOT cut the water line behind the shutoff, there won't be enough room to place the new shark bite fitting.
It really is pretty simple.