It's DIY home repair time again (plumbing)

[wurm]

Thanks. I decided to visit Lowes and see what they had for replacement parts for the gate valve. They had none. I asked about the Gator Bite ball valve and the guy was very helpful and says that he uses them quite a bit and really likes them. He showed me how they work and I decided to pick one up. At $15 it's a lot cheaper than a plumber...assuming it works. I'm going to give it a try tomorrow and I'm sure you'll hear whether it worked well (or not).

Thanks for the replies. And thanks for the YouTube link, black. I think the key is to add the word "plumbing" when searching YouTube for "Gator bite" or "sharkbite".