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Holy SMOKES! ProPress Copper fittings & Push to Fit under your kitchen sink! Did the same Plumber who installed the shut off for your refrigerator install the ProPress copper fittings too? If so, it probably means he can't sweat a copper joint properly! Like I said, I'm not a Plumber... but...

I'm not a plumber... but enjoy reading this forum. Is that a push to fit (SharkBite) shut off valve? I'm surprised that a licensed plumber installed a PTP valve instead of sweating on a valve, or using a valve with a compression fitting. If it was my home and kitchen cabinets, I'd want that...

Check out my reply to this other post. I also wanted something heavy duty and had a pro install a curb stop type of quarter turn shut off valve to replace and old gate valve type of shut off. A required meter change prompted me to act in a way that whoever owns my home in 50 years will thank...

I'm not a Plumber but do my own plumbing at home and can easily sweat copper. What about simply 4 joints per line to sweat instead of 2 by removing more of each line than just the existing couplings? Picture the valve positioned on either side of the cuts with a short stub of piping already...

Is the exterior wall on the left side of the photo? If so, wouldn't it be the easiest solution to simply purchase a frost proof sillcock of sufficient length to get inside far enough to connect up with the existing connection? How thick is that exterior wall? A 12" or 14" sillcock should...

I'm not a plumber but posted what I had a licensed plumber do for me in a similar situation in Central New York What does your local plumbing code say about sweating a valve onto your supply line? My code requires a flare nut to be used, which I wouldn'taattempt myself. That incoming line is...

No, that originally was why he wanted to either leave or replace the original shut off with one that would fit the old nut. I wanted the old flare cut out and a new flare with the new valve. He agreed once he stopped by to look at the job. I was also mildly insistent that I wanted what I...

I was happy with that price, which included all materials. He used 2 valves (one was pricey), an 8 foot section of copper tubing, copper fittings and copper stand offs. My only purchases were new ground clamps for when the meter got changed out. It was pretty cool to watch him set out a...

I was faced with a similar issue when I received a notice from my water company that I needed to schedule a meter upgrade earlier this year. I'm in upstate NY and our meters are inside with a wire running out to a small plate on either the siding or foundation. When they changed my meter they...

Gentlemen, You helped me out a few years ago when I was installing a new sink and faucet in an older home that didn’t have a drain vent in the kitchen by helping me redesign my drain with a new mechanical vent. I’m a weekend handyman who can solder, and I’ve recently replaced both front and...

Close up before meter of old Valve and short copper stub out.

Current meter and shut off.

Macgyver, I just wanted to stop back and say thank you for your earlier help! I've attached a photo to show you how well your advice worked out. It may not look it, but where the bottom of the AAV valve screws in the the coupling is 2 inches above the bottom of the sink basin. I could have...

Thank you Macgyver, The existing pipe into the cabinet is a 2 inch pipe with a 1 1/2 slip joint connector on top of it. I appreciate the tip of using a wye as soon as possible to get all the plumbing to the side and back as soon as possible, especially going with a new sink with the basin...

Looking for some help re-doing the drain under my kitchen sink before I install a new sink and faucet. My house is a single story ranch with a full unfinished basement with one plumbing vent located at the top of the sewer stack running to the roof in the wall between the bathroom and...