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Originally Posted by tjdmlhw
Our home is over 17 years old and still has the original valves with no problems. Last year our original dishwasher quit (17 years is a good run for a dishwasher) and Home Depot would not do the installation because of the pull/push valve. They set up installation with a plumber, but it was going to be over a week delay, so we called our normal plumber to have the job done. They said they would use the old valve, but would not guarantee the work. We had them switch over to a metal valve.
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Your situation is a great example of not having a problem for many years BUT this usually is not the norm and as mentioned, you are gambling every day you keep those old valves and supply hoses.
Take it from experience, in your case when everything is very old, you probably won't get a slow leak. You will probably get a failure and the flood will be spectacular.