<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Works well but i learned the hard way that you should either turn off the water or at least know where the main shutoff valve is & know that it works. <div><br></div><div>We had a stuck stop in a faculty lounge, so we loosened the packing nut a bit to get it closed. The whole top of the valve blew off, soaking the room, maintenance guy & the rooms below. Quite a mess! Turns out it was cross threaded. </div><div><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Pat<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Pat Horne <div>We support Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Sep 5, 2018, at 9:15 AM, Ian McFetridge <<a href="mailto:shop-talk2@mcfetridge.org">shop-talk2@mcfetridge.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div><div><div dir="auto">On a related note, I learned something recently that is probably obvious to many of you: on a stuck valve, loosening the packing nut to break loose the valve, then tightening up is much better than my old method of applying gorilla force and shearing off the handle!</div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 3:33 AM Pat Horne <<a href="mailto:patintexas@icloud.com">patintexas@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Have you tried tightening the packing nut?<br>
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Try turning the water valves off & run a hose into the washer drain box, turn the hose on & see if there are any leaks. <br>
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Pat Horne <br>
We support Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity<br>
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On Sep 4, 2018, at 5:26 PM, Scott Hall <<a href="mailto:scott.hall.personal@gmail.com" target="_blank">scott.hall.personal@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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