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Old 10-15-2023, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by MrLonzo View Post
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I've never seen plumbing fittings like this before (bathroom and kitchen sinks). Are they shutoff valves? If so, how do they work? Or better yet, what is the name of this fitting (so I can Google it)?

A more general question: is there such a thing as a homeowner 'user manual' that would answer questions like this?
You need to watch the ones in the kitchen. When you pull out the kitchen faucet the loop under the sink will catch on the push pull values and you could break them.