Your first line of defense in the event of an emergency plumbing leak, (and often the ONLY one!) is your main water supply stop valve, which is usually located where the water supply enters the building.

Unfortunately, these valves often go ignored and unused for years – until they’re needed in a hurry. And that’s when the occupant usually finds out that their “main line of defense” has called it quits on them! While it’s straightforward enough to replace an average stop valve with a bit of soldering know-how, how does one go about it if the water is delivered, controlled, and metered by the municipality? And what makes a main stop valve unique from all the other ones in the building?

This video will take you through all the steps necessary to allow you to upgrade your old, decrepit, “Builder Special” main stop valve, to a superior one, so that when you need it in a jiffy years down the road, it’ll do what it’s intended to do: Abruptly stop the flow of water coming into the building! Don’t wait until you regret having waited!
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CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO:
00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - Identifying a Municipal Water System
01:08 - Required & Recommended Valve and Materials
02:44 - Tools, Equipment and Skills Required
04:15 - Coordinating Water Shutdown with Your Municipality and the Curb Stop
04:28 - What is a Curb Stop, and Where is it Located?
05:38 -Your Water Meter and Main Stop Valve – Detailed Analysis
07:09 -Disabling your Smoke Detectors and Draining/Evacuating the Water Lines
08:16 - Uninstalling the Existing Valve and Cleaning Up Residual Solder
09:44 -Prepping the New Valve & Piping, and Precautions
11:18 -Installing the New Valve
12:29 -Tightening the Packing Nut and Testing Valve Handle Travel
13:09 -Turning the Water Back On and Filling the System
14:17 -Conclusion and Closing Thanks
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