Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.
1. Turn the water off at the main valve for the home. 2. Open a few faucets to drain water out of the lines. 3. Cut the water line just before the shut-off valve. 4. Ream and de-bur the cut pipe end.
Some plumbing problems definitely call for pro-grade expertise, but fixing a water shut-off valve leak isn’t one of them. Here, we aren’t talking about leaking from the connection between the valve ...