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breplum, Thanks for your help! Yes, they are compression, thanks for that confirmation. The existing nuts are mega-corroded. Not sure how I feel about re-using them and the previously used ferrule. Seems like it might be risky. Interestingly, I talked with the plumbing company that plumbed...

I've read that some folks use a plastic ferrule on CPVC. What about SharkBite fittings?

Hey Mr. David, I thought I was going forward today with this job, but I am waiting on a new faucet, which may take days. So I did not get to this job today. Thought I would check back here for replies. Good thing! Although I've replaced a bunch of water valves in my house, I always presumed...

Need to move forward with this repair, so I made some executive decisions. :) First, I am just going with flat escutcheons which does away with the issue of engineering the pipe length to an exact value to look proper with a bell escutcheon, which then forces the use of a coupling under that...

You can see that I can get a saw in that space behind the valve to cut the CPVC. I then figure I'd need to precisely measure how much additional CPVC to cut (probably near the wall) that will allow me to push on a coupling, and then push on a new, small length to extend out to where the valve...

Thanks Mr. David! The new valves are CPVC glued connection. The existing valves (show below) appear to also use a CPVC glued connection, as the CPVC runs right into the back of the valve. Definitely, the original installer put the bell escutcheons on before the valve. Pix below...

I am working under a pedestal sink with 1/2" CPVC lines coming from the wall that are currently hidden under bell escutcheons that come right up to the existing water shut-off valves. The valves are corroded and need to be replaced, and I need to install new bell escutcheons behind the valves...