I recently replaced our old dishwasher, but found that I could not completely stop the hot water from trickling out of the original hot water supply. Upon finishing that project, I noticed one of the shut off valves was leaking under the sink. It was soldered, so I turned off the house water supply, including the hot water supply from the hot water heater, sweated out the old valve and soldered in a new one. Once everything was finished, the hot water will not stop running out of the kitchen sink! What could be the problem? Thanks in advance (since I KNOW you guys have an answer!)
Maybe you freed some debris which is now stuck on the faucet seat. Open and close a few times to see if it will free it self. next remove the stem and clear the seat washer.
The kitchen faucet won't shut off. Just curious, what does that have to do with the angle stop shut off valves or anything down the lines? The problem is in the faucet.:huh:
my mistake, i meant to check further down the line for leaks, in particular the spot he just fixed.
from what i've seen here, and in my own experience, more often than not, water flow problems begin after someone does work on the plumbing and gunk breaks free and clogs valves and spouts/showerheads.
i need to proofread before i send these darn things.... sorry.
You may have melted or otherwise damaged the washer or something else in the new shutoff as you soldered it. The shutoff should be in the open position while soldering.
Depending on what kind of debris it is, you can also damage the valve by grinding it open and closed trying to crush the debris.
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