There is a 3/4 inch copper pipe that brings my water from the city. The first thing it sees when it gets to the basement is a shut off valve - I think the correct name is gate valve.
That valve will not shut off the water. It will only slow the flow to a trickle.The city has replaced my water meter twice and both times they had to turn off the water at the street before they removed the old meter.
I have purchased a brand new gate valve and it looks like it should come apart for clean up. But I have put a lot of torgue on the thing and it only laughs at me. My hope was that I could take the new one apart and see if cleaning out the valve body is a real possibllity.
The city will be happy to come out and turn off the water so I can work on this problem. If I gp gorilla on the real valve, can I damage - bend - the copper water pipe? If I get an impact wrench will that take the thing apart? Most important, if I can get it apart, will I be able to clean up the valve body and just put the thing back together?
Thanks
Jerry Windows
Woodhaven, Mi
Woodhaven, Mi
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Posted by: Jerry Hnidy <jhnidy@gmail.com>
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