How To Replace Toilet Angle Stop

I am trying to fix a leaking shut off valve that goes to my toilet it is a compression type valve.

How to replace toilet angle stop. If you have an older toilet without a shutoff valve you. Today i show you how to quickly replace a faulty water shutoff valve under the sink. But which do i want to actually turn. Revised version to fix previous version with youtube upload errors in audio quality.

For more free plumbing do it yourself information go to http diyplumbi. In this video greg chick demonstrates how to remove and replace a single. For that reason repair men and plumbers often refuse to even touch these older 1 piece angle stop valves. I know how to replace the water supply tube and i am just having trouble with the removal of the valve.

Many commonly installed models are of mediocre quality and do not function well over a long period of time. An angle stop is the shut off valve found under every kitchen and bath sink toilet etc. Unfortunately things do not always go as planned. Turn the valve clockwise until it can t turn anymore then flush your toilet.

To turn off the water supply to a toilet simply close the toilet s shutoff valve which looks like a football shaped valve located beneath the tank. Do i try. If your bowl doesn t refill with water that means you ve successfully turned off the water supply. Repairing a toilet angle stop.

Reattach the new line and valve to reattach the new supply line and angle valve first remove the compression nut and slide it over the copper nipple. Replacement to a high quality model ensures that the water to the installation can be completely shut off when required. Replace the compression sleeve and tighten using two crescent wrenches one wrench holds the angle stop in place the second wrench tightens the nut.