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Understand the Valve and Avoid Damage

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Don’t Crumble Your Water Pipe! #plumbing #plumber #diy

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The presenter highlights a common mistake: attempting to remove a flow-type valve by twisting it off counter-clockwise. This method is strongly discouraged because the installer might not know how the pipe is secured or what type of pipe it is, which can lead to significant plumbing damage and a much bigger issue. The correct approach using a specialized tool will be demonstrated.

Goal: Prevent plumbing damage during valve removal by avoiding incorrect methods.

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So, now with many of these flow type valves, I'm going to show you an easy way to get these off. Now, manufacturers going to tell you to grab this and just pull and twist it off going counterclockwise. You don't know how your pipe is secured and do you know what kind of pipe it is? Do not do that. You can really jack up your plumbing and then you have a bigger issue. What you want to do is grab a little tubing cutter. This is a Rigid 118. It goes from 1/4 in to 1 1/8 in. I also happen

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