What home improvement work did you do today?

I can't tell from the pic but if a valve isn't closing it's likely there is some sort of debris in the valve itself.

Did you use plumbers tape when installing the new hoses?

 

Yep. Get a bucket and see if the valve is closing when it's off. If not a new valve may be in order. Or clean it with CLR and a small brush. I use a tooth brush.

Then Reapply new plumbers tape on all male threads and reinstall new hoses.


Side note: I live on a well with mild to fairly hard water. I soak anything that leaks in a descaller and bingo, no more leaks.

 

Tape on compression connection?

 

I always have. Is this a no?

edit: as a disclaimer I'm no professional. So I could very well be wrong.

double edit: as a bonafide hack in home repairs I'll just go back to lurking around here. Maybe my advice isn't the best...

I googled compression fittings and teflon tape: mixed reviews online depending on if it is a brass fitting and or already has a gasket/washer.

 

time to replace it...looks like pex-A?

 

It's not going to hurt anything on the threads but isn't necessary.

 

With clr. Or have the valve soak it a clr solution. Debris I have in my fittings, valves, and faucets heads is mineral build up.
https://www.homedepot.com/pep/CLR-2...6W4C_kEhp2tSmTv52qhoCOOQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

This makes sense. I overdo a lot of things. Some hurt my wallet and I learn. Some don't.

 

I never tape supply line threads...they have an o-ring/gasket inside. Most work here is Pex-A, and I've yet to see a leak from my installs using it.

 

NP.

Similar issue with our downstairs bath. Installed it when I built out gym for my wife. Only in our case the pre-fab cabinet has an overhang for the countertop. So I had to leave the baseboard in place and trim the quarter-round to get the spacing somewhat normal looking.

 

I know how to solder. I know how to troubleshoot with a DMM pretty damn well. I tinned my jumper wires and prepped joints before soldering, and the jumper looked pretty f'n sweet! I would've left it long but I trimmed too much sheath off my jumper wire so there was risk of contact/rub through on an adjacent PCB trace. So I ended up cutting the sheathed part of the jumper wire off, then bending the excess wire over and soldering. Looked like a big bag of ass, but the joint was solid, and I only need it to last another couple years, so ... it'll do

 

I used these when I remodeled our bathrooms

https://www.homedepot.com/p/BrassCr...et-1-4-Turn-Angle-Stop-G2CEPX19X-C1/312984681

 

@T-Rex266 By the looks of your pictures, you have pex-A (Expansion), not pex-b (Crimp)

 

I’m not a fan, but you can get shark bite angle stops that will hook onto pex

 

Good for hot/cold applications. I have them under our 5 sinks (10 valves) and 3 toilets...no issues. Do you have the expander tool?

 

Youre gonna need the valve....in 1/2in supply side (Pex-A side) and either 3/8 or 1/2in on the outlet, depending on what supply lines you have.
You'll need the pex expander (Manual or Milwaukee) https://www.homedepot.com/p/Apollo-PEX-a-Expansion-Tool-Tool-Only-EPXTOOL/302742798
with 1/2in head https://www.homedepot.com/p/Apollo-1-2-in-PEX-a-Expander-Head-EPXHEAD12/302742294
1/2in sleeves https://www.homedepot.com/p/Apollo-1-2-in-PEX-A-Expansion-Sleeve-Ring-25-Pack-EPXS1225PK/303882869

Cheaper to go compression style angle stop or like posted above, slip on sharkbite.
Need these sleeves if going with compression fitting https://www.homedepot.com/p/BrassCr...t-for-1-2-in-Nominal-PEX-Tube-TS-8X/205298167

 

honestly, just go to a plumbing supply house and ask for the insert sleeves and the angle stop. Doubt HD will have the insert sleeves.

I can loan/ship you the milwaukee tool and a couple sleeves if you can wait.

 

Installed a bidet toilet seat in our ensuite bathroom. Fresh butts.