I bought the replacement valve but noticed the turn-off valves at the toilet were corroded and if I tried muscling them off might flood the bathroom. So, go out and turn off the house water. Problem was a huge root mass had covered the turn-off valve at the hose bib. So, dug out the root mass with crowbar and in the process knocked off the female hose connection to the bib. Replaced that okay. Went to get new handle to put on the turn off valve and found no handles (at Ace or Lowes) would fit the stem---either to large or too small. There would have to be an intermediate size that would fit. as I cannot go ahead with the job until I can turn off the water and I don't want to use vice grips to do it or turn off at the meter. What next? Thanks for your ideas. Derek in Pompano Beach, Florida
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14 years ago