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Shopping List For Installing an Automatic Washing Machine Shutoff Valve:
- automatic shut-off valve
- 1/2-inch PVC pipe
- 90-degree elbows, used to connect automatic shutoff valve to brass adapter
- PVC primer and cement
- hollow-wall anchors and screws

Tools For Installing an Automatic Washing Machine Shutoff Valve:
- pliers
- tubing cutter
- drill/driver

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