How to Repair a Damaged Main Shutoff Valve | Ask This Old House

I had a plumber put in a ball valve on my home and will pretty much swear by them going forward.

This video talks about replacing a gate valve with a ball valve, not repairing a gate valve.

of all valve types that leak, gate vales take the cake

Are sharkbites ball valves OK 2 use for the inside shutoff( replacing the damage gate valve?)

I added another shut off valve a bit down the line to avoid this nightmare. My main shut off valve already doesn't close all the way, water still trickles even when it's fully shut. I'll get a pro to replace the main eventually, but for now, I don't have to worry.. hopefully.

how to repair a valve. just buy a new one. LMAO. you guys are true genius

Real fun for the homeowner is having the union at the city pipe to house pipe fail. They understandably bury that line below the freeze line, however mine was buried all the way down to the bottom of the basement floor. Uh, not really needed for Georgia, pal! I had maybe an inch to play with, as the city line barely extended through the wall. If that repair had not worked, I would have had to call someone to dig out the line outside the house. $$$$

I have one that didn't open back up.. 😕 I have to kinda bang it while the water to the street was off. It was a painful thing to learned

currently trying to find a Plummer\company that does pipe freezing can't find one🥺

For residential, can I go to the city's meter to shut off their supply while I fix my valve?

How much does a plumber charge for something like this? I can't help but think that every house with hundred year old valves should do this...

what if i shut my water off at the meter provided by the water company and it still runs out when i go to replace a toilet valve is that on the water company to fix

Wow -using ice?!?!

Anyone know where I can buy the damaged part?

Too bad Rich quickly mentioned the Sharkbite fitting at the end without any read discussion. You don't need to worry about standing water in the pipe when using one of these.

Sharkbite ball valve.

Many cities will not allow even licensed plumbers to shut off the city water valve, which seems crazy to me.

This guys secret power isn’t plumbing and have its cutaways. Kind of like how McDonald’s is a real estate mogul.

I have 2 stuck gate valves under my bathroom faucet,can I remove just the gate valve portion where it screws in after the packing nut with new same portion of a new gate valve because I don't want to solder?