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Water shut-off valve handle replacement? gunnar.stoa 07-05-2006
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Posted by on July 5, 2006, 1:04 pm
I need to replace my water shut-off valve handle and am not sure where
to look or what to ask for. The standard plumbing supply stores seem
to stock only the square receptacle type whereas the one I have has
threads that the handle slips onto. My house is 40 years old and there
does not appear to be any name or manufacturer printed on the valve.
Thanks for your advice.


Posted by Big Al on July 5, 2006, 1:16 pm

> I need to replace my water shut-off valve handle and am not sure where
> to look or what to ask for. The standard plumbing supply stores seem
> to stock only the square receptacle type whereas the one I have has
> threads that the handle slips onto. My house is 40 years old and there
> does not appear to be any name or manufacturer printed on the valve.
> Thanks for your advice.
>

Here in Tucson there is a store that can help you:

Bonnets Stems & Accessories Inc
2606 N 1st Ave
Tucson, AZ 85719 - 2911

(520) 882-8349

Al



Posted by on July 5, 2006, 1:23 pm
Have you tried Ace hardware? One near me stocks both types. Don't
waste you time at Home Depot or Lowes.


Posted by Chris Lewis on July 5, 2006, 2:15 pm
> I need to replace my water shut-off valve handle and am not sure where
> to look or what to ask for. The standard plumbing supply stores seem
> to stock only the square receptacle type whereas the one I have has
> threads that the handle slips onto. My house is 40 years old and there
> does not appear to be any name or manufacturer printed on the valve.
> Thanks for your advice.

Ordinary hardware or plumbing stores can almost always help you
out, especially if you bring in the old handle.
--
Chris Lewis, Una confibula non set est
It's not just anyone who gets a Starship Cruiser class named after them.

Posted by on July 5, 2006, 4:19 pm
I should have clarified that I brought my old broken handle into Home
Depot, Lowes and a specialty plumbing shop here in the Seattle area.
The plumbing "experts" at Home Depot and Lowes looked at the handle I
brought in and said "nope, we don't carry that" while the specialty
plumbing shop said that "standard" threaded handles are easy to find
while the larger diameter threaded valve handles (which is I guess what
I have) are tough to find. It's doubly tough to find when I don't even
know the proper name of what I am looking for. Does anyone know what
the correct name is for this "threaded" water valve handle so I can
call other plumbing shops or look online?

gunnar.stoa@gmail.com wrote:
> I need to replace my water shut-off valve handle and am not sure where
> to look or what to ask for. The standard plumbing supply stores seem
> to stock only the square receptacle type whereas the one I have has
> threads that the handle slips onto. My house is 40 years old and there
> does not appear to be any name or manufacturer printed on the valve.
> Thanks for your advice.


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