How to Sweat on a Valve - Water Valve Installation

This video shows how to install a ' SWEAT ON VALVE " AKA " CUTOFF VALVE". This is a water valve that requires soldering on to the water line / copper pipe. With the proper tools, this is easy to do. Enjoy learning how to do this yourself.

[this_is_steve]

Hands down easily the best video I've seen on soldering copper pipes. Very clear cut and to the point, no babbling, just right to the point and clear instruction.

Thank You!

[chrisgraham]

Good video, but you used enough flux/paste to solder a dozen valves. Only a very thin film is required to allow the solder to migrate into the socket of the fitting. Also worth noting, Apply ONLY enough heat to the valve to melt the solder. Over heating the valve can cause plastic or teflon seats in the valve to melt or deform. Ball valves are usually quite tolerant of a little excess heat but if soldering a valve with rubber washers or seats inside the valve should be disassembled and the washers removed before soldering, then reassemble when it has cooled.

[basoncivicsi]

Very clear and concise instructions! Thank you so much for the great video.

[Alisonx]

Never done this before and I followed your tutorial and I was able to do my first valve repair 👨‍🔧 thanks for the video 🍻

[richardmiller]

Hey Phil I know this video is 3 years old but I gotta tell you this is a great tutorial. Easy to understand and you covered everything. I have water valve under my bathroom sink and its rusted beyond getting the nut off so I cut the pipe and now I'm going to use this method. It seems to be more efficient than compression fitting and heating it up to take it back off if you ever need to seems a lot easier than the nightmare of getting an old valve and compression fitting off. Thanks for posting!

[UtopiaLtd]

I really enjoy these man. Always useful information.

[eddiemartin]

Always But rest is awesome and right on point

[tdz]

Thank you for this video. I have a toilet valve that won’t shut off the supply and I need to replace it. Going to try myself as I don’t have the money for a plumber.

[buentaste]

The channel i was looking 👀 4 ! SUBBED!

[jerrygrajzl]

Nice job on the procedure and narration

[Psche]

Excellent video. I just sweat a new spigot on my house after watching this. Thanks!

[sergii_real_estate]

Good video! thank you for getting to the point and not jumping around camera trying to look goofy or with 5 mins intro

[gzusrock]

Thank you for soldering on a quarter turn instead of one of those unreliable multi-turn valves. My whole house has sweated-on multi-turn valves and they all have to be changed because none of them actually shut the water off. Why the builder put on soldered valves that fail after a few years of non-use is beyond comprehension. They are a pain to remove if you have no soldering skills.

[tylerc]

Not bad, to the point and brief. However I have one tech tip to offer. In the real world when doing this kind of job, you'll want to remove the washer from inside the angle stop (water supply valve) or else you'll be cursing yourself later when trying to shut off the water supply off to the fixture.

[arisen-s]

Thanks for the explanation and tool/parts needed. I want to ask a question just prior to the sweating, wouldn't it be better to remove the valve stem and rubber washer before you apply the torch? I saw a video where the mechanic said to remove that so that there isn't any damage to the rubber parts and they stay intact. Unless the rubber is designed to withstand heat.

[razorbackblood]

I have one of these valves that will not open up. The gate seems stuck in the closed position, and the handle turns. The valve got stuck while I was in the process of swapping a filter out on the line. I've heard that these valves prone to breaking.

Is there any reason to not go with a more reliable ball type valve?

[LetricShave]

Do you need to be concerned about the wood stud inside the wall catching on fire from the heat conducted from the heating of the copper pipe? I ask this because the pipe is most certainly strapped to the wood stud. My copper stub sticks out of the wall only about one inch. Thanks

[kevincorr]

I always, always would sweat on an adaptor so that you can use a threaded valve and never have to sweat again when the valve needs to be replace. Always.

[AyalaJD]

so. .... im trying to remove a 3/4 base board heater and will reinstall at a later date. i wanted to just connect the in/out lines so the hot water just loops back out. i purchased a couple of 3/4 90 degree elbows but they seem to be the EXACT diameter as the pipes so there is no way in h*ll itll fit. am i missing something? is there another fitting im supposed to use?

[rhd]

What would I need to do for the opposite; removing the sweat valve?