This washer shutoff valve (hot water) is leaking constantly lately. I am generally handy but inexperienced with this kind of plumbing (worked with PVC stuff only).Basically I need to find out if this is the kind of thing I have the tools to remove and replace myself, or if I should just call a plumber.Does this look like a soldered joint or some other kind of connection, I guess probably only threaded being the other option with copper piping?All help is appreciated! Thanks
Oh I just realized that the valve itself is threaded into another fitting which is then connected to the copper pipe.That's a solder joint between the copper pipe and the fitting right?
>>2952120Its definitely got solder on the copper pipe, yeah. I can't tell from the photo if it is really soldered to the fitting or if its old solder from a previous setup.Try tightening the packing nut of the value first. Turn it a quarter of a turn. If that helps the leaking you might just need to replace the packing. If it fixes the leak, well, leak fixed.
>>2952124thank you fren! I'll try it out tomorrow
>>2952119Looks almost certainly threaded going into a fitting that is soldered to the copper. Previous plumber was a homie. Ez 5 min job to replace. >Buy a new valve of same size>Teflon tape the threads>Unscrew old valve>Screw in new one. (Make sure you turn off your main water shutoff obviously.)
>>2952119The valves are threaded into the 90 degree fittings, you can tell because there's teflon tape sticking out of the joint.
>>2952124>packing washeryou learn something everyday, thank you.
OP here, I tried tightening both valves today. The cold water valve was completely tight and would not turn at all, and the leaking hot water valve was quite loose actually and easily turned a little over 1/8 of a turn, and appears to have stopped dripping!thanks for the help bros
>>2952119>Does this look like a soldered jointyou can tell by the way that it is.get a man to deal with this.
>>2952124I still want to find a valve I can replace these fitt8ngs in one day.They're either fine or so far gone you can't replace them.
>>2952309They're just 1/2" hose bibs threaded into a drop ear elle. Any hardware store should have them in stock
>>2952317You can replace the washer and packing nut too.
