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Assess and Prepare for FlowTite Valve Removal

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SUPER EASY REPLACEMENT OF PLASTIC WATER VALVE ON COPPER PIPE!

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What happens here

The video starts by identifying the problematic component: a FlowTite push-pull shut-off valve on a copper pipe. The presenter advises against using this type of valve and demonstrates three methods for removal and replacement. The first part of the removal process involves using a tubing cutter. The presenter initially considers a standard copper tubing cutter (RIDGID brand) but notes that tight spaces might prevent its use. He also discards using a mini hacksaw due to insufficient pipe length remaining and twisting the valve off due to potential damage to the copper pipe. He then introduces a ratcheting tubing cutter (RIDGID brand) as the preferred tool for precise and clean removal.

Goal: Understand the valve type and select appropriate removal tools

Tools and materials

  • Copper Pipe — The plumbing line the valve is attached to
  • Mini Hacksaw — Considered for cutting the valve, but deemed unsuitable for leaving enough pipe length
  • Ratcheting Tubing Cutter RIDGID — The recommended tool for cleanly cutting the valve in tight spaces
  • Tubing Cutter — Considered for cutting the valve, but deemed unsuitable for tight spaces

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this is that push-pull flow tight shut-off valve on copper you got one of these get rid of it so far we've changed these flow type valves on cpvc and pex-pipe well now we're gonna change it on copper all right i'm going to show you the easiest way possible to do that and i'm going to show you three repairs after you get it off so come along let's get to fixing so the easiest way i found doing these taking several of these off is going to be simple it really is taking a tubing cutter and just chopping this off right if you needed to and you had enough space back here well you could actually just take your copper tubing cutter and you can cut back here but you can see my finger barely goes right through there so that's not gonna work you could take a mini hacksaw and you could get back here and you could chop that but it's not to leave you with a lot of pipe back there so you could take this and just kind of pull and spin it off the way they recommend and it probably will come off that way but let's not have to sand the heck out of this pipe after we get it off because this will put some big grooves in it if we twist that off like that all right instead so instead grab a tubing cutter as long as your tubing cutter goes up to inch and an eighth od then it's gonna work to be able to take this off okay and instead of this i actually found my ratcheting one and this is just essentially the same thing as this but it has this cool ratcheting feature on it that's going to make this job so much easier

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