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replacing valves

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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2157755)

Those button valves are a cheap piece of crap. One failed and flooded our neighbors house and another one leaked and damaged our friends home. Fortunately, our home was renovated before we purchased it and the renovations included new ADA height toilets with new throw valves on the feeder lines. Replacement of those button valves should be on the to do list if you ever need to hire a plumber.

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I was recently quoted around $2000 to replace all the valves, approximately 9 in a patio villa. That is crazy expensive. Does anyone know of a plumber or plumbing company that will do this job for less. I just can't believe how much it costs to replace the junk they used in these houses.

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl08 (Post 2159462)

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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Originally Posted by villagetinker (Post 2159487)

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.