If you can't turn off the water supply, you can soak the valve in vinegar to dissolve the scale. This might take a full day or several days, but the handle should turn easily by hand without force or risk of catastrophic failure. INSTRUCTIONS: Fill a small plastic bag with vinegar. Hold the bag opening over the valve assembly so that the handle and stem are soaking in the vinegar. The vinegar will be in a corner of the bag, and most of the plastic bag will be bunched up around the valve assembly. Secure the bag to the valve assembly with rubber bands so you do not have to hold it. There will be some leakage, but most vinegar should stay where you want it.
The moment he put the danged wrench on the handle and started turning, I stopped this video. THAT IS NOT THE BEST WAY of how to loosen a seized valve. Using a wrench like that can easily break off the handle and ruin the stem and even the entire valve, causing a major repair job. There are other ways to deal with this problem that are gentle.
@@mygiguser Oh I'm aware that often, this method can work, mostly IF while seized on, it's not THAT seized. But in cases where it's seriously seized on, people have broken off the handle and couldn't get the screw out. I just now, took off the hot water side using a less aggressive method and while it took a while, it also worked flawlessly. HOWEVER, sadly, whomever installed this originally did a horrible job. And the parts for the shut off valve won't be available as it's way too old. Now, I have to break part of the wall in that are to get to the danged pipes! They left a whole 1" to 2" there. That's it. LOL Oh what fun.
@@PaulJe Yeah, that's the chance one takes with brute force like that. Sometimes, it will work, but more often, as everything inside the valve is seized with calcium (and/or rust) that includes the gaskets, O-rings and/or rubber washers. So when applying brute force, they can and often will just rip, causing leaks from the tap outlet to water coming out of the handle! The best way to prevent seizing, is to make a schedule for each month or so, to go around and turn taps on and off a couple of times.
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Those shutoff valves have certainly given me problems overs the years as well. Nice video how how to replace the stuck pieces.
Excellent video. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing.
If you can't turn off the water supply, you can soak the valve in vinegar to dissolve the scale. This might take a full day or several days, but the handle should turn easily by hand without force or risk of catastrophic failure.
INSTRUCTIONS: Fill a small plastic bag with vinegar. Hold the bag opening over the valve assembly so that the handle and stem are soaking in the vinegar. The vinegar will be in a corner of the bag, and most of the plastic bag will be bunched up around the valve assembly. Secure the bag to the valve assembly with rubber bands so you do not have to hold it. There will be some leakage, but most vinegar should stay where you want it.
OK, but this was a lot faster.
WOW that was easy - THANKS!
Thank you!!! Great video!!
I wonder, if the replacement plastic stems are any good?
Teflon tape, I may have missed that be putting on
not needed in this case, there is a rubber o-ring before the water hits the threads
For its any water product. I wrap teflon. even my gopro LOL
The moment he put the danged wrench on the handle and started turning, I stopped this video.
THAT IS NOT THE BEST WAY of how to loosen a seized valve.
Using a wrench like that can easily break off the handle and ruin the stem and even the entire valve, causing a major repair job.
There are other ways to deal with this problem that are gentle.
if you turned it off then you didn't see how great and successful this repair was. LOL
@@mygiguser Oh I'm aware that often, this method can work, mostly IF while seized on, it's not THAT seized.
But in cases where it's seriously seized on, people have broken off the handle and couldn't get the screw out.
I just now, took off the hot water side using a less aggressive method and while it took a while, it also worked flawlessly.
HOWEVER, sadly, whomever installed this originally did a horrible job.
And the parts for the shut off valve won't be available as it's way too old.
Now, I have to break part of the wall in that are to get to the danged pipes!
They left a whole 1" to 2" there. That's it. LOL
Oh what fun.
Yep I followed this video and turned it and now it’s leaking and I have to call a plumber tomorrow. Shouldn’t have followed this video :(
@@PaulJe Yeah, that's the chance one takes with brute force like that.
Sometimes, it will work, but more often, as everything inside the valve is seized with calcium (and/or rust) that includes the gaskets, O-rings and/or rubber washers.
So when applying brute force, they can and often will just rip, causing leaks from the tap outlet to water coming out of the handle!
The best way to prevent seizing, is to make a schedule for each month or so, to go around and turn taps on and off a couple of times.