Aloha Mark
Well-Known Member
My daughter is going to take possession of a house in HI in a few weeks. Nearly every shutoff valve leaks in the open position. The original owners seem to have used the cheap multiturn shutoff valves from Home Depot, in its earlier days. Our local Ferguson's Plumbing Supply only stocks Proflo and Brasscraft. I prefer Dahl valves but they only stock them in Seattle. If we need to hire a licensed plumber to do the job of replacing nine or more valves, would it be too forward to ask them which brand they carry, or just give them Dahl valves from my personal stock? The reason I would hesitate to do nine changes in a given day is the fear of running into a pesky compression sleeve that resists removal with an Olive, Old English, etc., removal tool. There are probably enough nightmare stories of tools breaking or not working for non-professionals, that most people would just keep putting off the job. (One plumber at Ferguson's admitted that he does not even carry a removal tool). A second question involves the diameters of the faucet supply hoses. 3/8" OD is one of the usual standards, but Delta seems to use 1/2" OD connectors in a few models. Good valves are costly, so ordering the wrong part is another excuse for not planning this out sooner.
