Shut Off Valve Question

[JIMMIEM]

The basement shut off valve for my outside faucet (hose bib) has been a pain for years. I have repacked the packing nut, replaced the washer, etc. Our water has lots of minerals. I did more replacements today but I still have seepage. I found a new boiler drain. I replaced the shut off valve innards with the innards from the boiler drain and it fit and works with no leaks. Is there any reason not to have done this? I have asked folks in plumbing departments if I could buy a new shut off valve and use its innards as a replacement for mine.....they keep saying 'no' that different manufacturers use different specs. Did I luck out with the boiler drain I have?

 

[Mr_David]

You might have gotten lucky. post a picture. If the threads that hold it together are a little loose, you might find that part lying on the floor and the basement flooded one morning.

 

[JIMMIEM]

You might have gotten lucky. post a picture. If the threads that hold it together are a little loose, you might find that part lying on the floor and the basement flooded one morning.

If the threads were loose wouldn't it be leaking? What would you like a picture of? Everything is tight and dry. What could go wrong?

 

[Mr_David]

Normally the bonnet that holds the stem is seal with a small nylon washer if the male threads are on the bonnet and the actual stem packing is the seal when the bonnet is female.

The threads are not the seal.
I have seen the after math of when someone replaced some compression type angle stops with out changing the nut and Ferrule ( olive). the nut seemed tight but the entire valve blew off about an hour after he left. You're probably okay. Just curious as to what your valve looked like.

I see a lot of different types of items on this forum that I never seen before and in some regions they seem to be quite common.

any of these look like yours?

 

[JIMMIEM]

First picture is what it looks like now....original housing and valve from boiler drain. Second picture shows the valve that I removed from original housing and the boiler drain without its valve. Not sure if this shows what you need to see. If you need to see the boiler drain valve I can shut down the water main and remove it for a photo.

 

[journeyman]

If there is calcium build up on brass it will tear new washer when you turn it off. Best thing is to install new valve never rebuild