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Appreciation post: My bathroom faucet swap turned into a 6 hour plumbing nightmare
What should have been a 30 minute job got derailed by a corroded shutoff valve that snapped clean off, flooding the vanity. Anyone know a good trick for dealing with stuck valves before you even start?
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lunab9710d ago
Oh man, "corroded shutoff valve that snapped clean off" is like the universal sign your day is about to get real bad real fast. I mean, at that point you're not a DIYer anymore, you're an emergency responder. Maybe the trick is to just assume every valve is a trap waiting to spring.
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cameronb5210d ago
Ever think you could just muscle through an old valve? @lunab97 is right, that snap changes everything. Now I treat them all like they're made of glass.
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