How To Fix A Main Water Shutoff Valve Leak

Video showing swapping this valve out for a ball valve with press fittings. https://youtu.be/U2CEQHM06cQ

I am baffled by the majority of the comments. He obviously made this video for the vast amount of people who have no plumbing skills or tools and are too flat broke to afford a professional. This is a fantastic detailed affordable solutions help video for all of us who don't currently have other choices. Thanks.

Dude you’re a life saver. I was about five minutes away from calling a 24hr plumber and this video helped me fix the leak. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You’re the man. 👍

This is the real reason I respect and like your videos…they feel real/authentic, because you allow for uninterrupted situations and mistakes to happen. Does not feel or appear scripted like so many others. This allows my ability to trust and believe in what your education provides. Thank you & cheers

I woke up to a flooded kitchen this morning. Came home from work this evening and found your video and method #1 solved my leak problem for now! Thank you for sharing!

Tip from a 30+ yr. Plumber: When opening a globe/gate any type multi-line valve that stays on for long periods of time, open all the way, then back off about 1/2 a turn. Helps to keep mineral build-up from between internal parts by giving more space between surfaces, preventing seizing or breaking when you have to shut it off.

I’ve done this repair several times in my 50 year old house. A couple of times I did the full three step repair the way you did, then I got smarter. I cutout the original shutoff valves and replaced them with ball valves. They are about $10 but they won’t leak and they can completely shut off the water with just a quarter turn. When the handle is inline with the pipe it’s full on. When the handle is at 90 degrees to the line then it is fully off. The ball valve is the way to go! 👍🏻👍🏻 Great video!

Quick tip of the day for you . Take two wrenches 1 on body 2nd on nut and they should be slightly offset to eachother. Now wrapping hand around both squeeze together . More powerful and no strain on pipes . Happy plumbing and it works for tightening as well .

I had a plumber look at my water shutoff cause it wouldn't shut off water all the way, and he said I had to replace the valve and completely change out my copper pipe cause he would have to cut out the valve. And now I know, all it needs is the valve cleaned and replace the gasket. This is why it sucks being a woman , guys trying to rip me off . As a woman home owner, I have to be Ms Fixit, so these self help videos are awesome so learn from. Thanks for posting!

He was showing how to stop the leak on a globe valve ! This good to know. Not everyone can afford to call a plumber and switch out to a ball valve.

Your DIY home repair videos are consistently among the very best on the whole "tube". Clear explanations, good video and audio, and 100% relevant. Thanks...

I’m a complete novice at plumbing. This video saved me. Thank you and Thank God for YouTube.

Thanks man! Almost called an emergency plumber and I just tightened it and it worked!! Thanks again! 🎉🎉🎉

As a landlord and “reluctant” handy woman I find myself consuming a lot of these types of videos. Yours are on my top list and I think I have watched all your videos , even ones that I don’t need, and I always get something useful. Thank you for taking the time to film and edit these videos. In my hometown there is a shortage of handymen and the ones that are available make you wait all day for them to show up and they are very very expensive.

If you’re using a wrench to turn any thing on a valve, you should have another wrench or Vice grip to prevent all that torque transferring to the pipe which could create a leak at another joint or fitting.

As someone who has tackled this problem many times before....excellent video! Also, very fine regular sandpaper works in a pinch when you can't get plumbers sandpaper AKA sandcloth.

Step 1 seems to have resolved my value leak. This saved me from calling a plumber. Thank you!

The beauty of this video is that you have educated me to understand what the cause of the leak might be, even if I am not confident enough to go through all the steps to fix it. I am in a better position now than what I was before I watched it to know at what point I might need to call a plumber. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and the effort to make and post this brilliant video!!

Just something that I thought some of you might like. I am a carpenter/handyman and what I have been installing for some customers is a 3 valve system for their main shutoff. I install 2 ball-valves with a water spigot in between. This way you can use the spigot to drain the house and if you need water while your house is shut off you can still use the spigot. I got the idea years ago when a customer wanted to shut off the house before going on vacation but also wanted to drain the pipes in case the furnace stopped working and didnt want the pipes to freeze

He is a teacher,he is trying to give us many options to get the job done and you choose what is best for you . Your videos save me a lot of money.