Check Valve In Kitchen Sink

Check for leaks turn on the main water supply and open the supply valves.

Check valve in kitchen sink.

Tighten as necessary until the joints are sealed. Once the stop valves are installed thread the 1 2 in. Shut off your isolation valves open your faucet and disconnect the hoses from the valves. These inexpensive little valves rarely get used and when they do sometimes they leak.

If this happens to you you can simply replace the valve with a new valve that matches the old one. A maximum deviation in either direction for plum of 15 degrees is allowed. An internal washer provides the. Faucet connectors onto the faucet connections and then measure and cut the pex and push into the outlet on the stop valve and the faucet connector and the installation is complete.

Under sink shutoff valves also called fixture shutoffs or stop valves allow you to turn off the water to the sink or other fixture without having to use the home s main shutoff. Let the water flow through the faucet to clear air in the lines and check for leaks by feeling the fittings and examining them with a flashlight. The purpose of any check valve is to allow water to flow in one direction and prevent flow in the opposite direction. The included pex coils can be cut to the exact length needed so there is no excess supply line to coil up under the sink providing a clean tangle free look.

Locating the valve in a sink or vanity cabinet is acceptable. Residential faucets typically do not require or need check valves. The vent shall connect to the drain vertically to maintain an unobstructed opening in the piping to the studor aavs.