Q: I had to turn off the water supply valve at the top of my water heater. So I turned it, but it kept on turning and turning without shutting off the water. A neighbor of mine said it is a gate va ...

They have a small ball inside with a hole through the middle, which rotates by 90 degrees to open and close the water when the valve's handle is used. Gate Valve ...

Question: The water inlet valve that supplies cold water to our washing machine drips slowly and water accumulates on the round handle. I see a hex nut at the base of the stem that connects the ...

Shutoff Replacement Procedure. If you get drips of water coming through your pipes even with the main shutoff valve ...

That’s the ball cock, or water inlet valve. This valve is operated by the “wire” and “ball” mentioned in your question. The wire is called the float arm and the ball is called the float ...

Each type of water valve turns on and off differently. 1. Ball Valve. A ball valve contains a ball with a hole through the middle and a straight handle that runs parallel to the pipe when open.

The newly released survey, which compared the water damage insurance claims of 2,306 U.S. homes using a Flo by Moen Smart Water Shutoff valve to those of a 1.3 million-home control group, found ...