Old valve was leaking and would not completely shut off

Written on 6/1/2018 by Guest

I did not want to re-do my plumbing. I was happy to see that the main body of the valve was the same size as my old one. I removed the 4 screws holding it together, they were all rusty and broke while removing. Make sure you have the proper size wrenches as there is not much room for pliers or vice grips. Once I removed the bolts I was able to gently pry the plumbing back enough to remove the old valve main body. I cleaned up the area of excess debris and installed the new valve body into the same location. I used the new screws that came with the new valve. I snugged the bolts down a little at a time to make sure I didn't crack the plastic or strip the bolts. You can't tighten these a lot or you can break the plastic or the bolts. They only need to be snugged up. if it leaks when started you can always snug them a little more but I had no issue's. After install I started up the pump and I had no leaks. All was good.

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