Water services
Placing individual shut-off valves is a smart decision to have an easy access in an emergency. Shutting off a line can help you regulate water flow, giving you time to contact us without any major consequences. Never suggests anyone to shut off the main line located on the house side of the water meter, since it requires experience along with a special wrench to shut it off.
An old fashioned multi-turn/gate valve could be the cause of a home leaking, wasting water and money.
FASTER PLUMBING is available 24/7 to help you with your faulty valve replacement, identifying and installing a superior quality modern turned angle valve or ball valve.
Ball Valve
A ball valve is a valve with a spherical disc, the part of the valve which controls the flow through it. The sphere has a hole, or port, through the middle so that when the port is in line with both ends of the valve, flow will occur. When the valve is closed, the hole is perpendicular to the ends of the valve, and flow is blocked. The handle or lever will be inline with the port position letting you "see" the valve's position. The ball valve, along with the butterfly valve and plug valve, are part of the family of quarter turn valves.
Ball valves are durable and usually work to achieve perfect shutoff even after years of disuse. They are therefore an excellent choice for shutoff applications (and are often preferred to globe valves and gate valves for this purpose). They do not offer the fine control that may be necessary in throttling applications but are sometimes used for this purpose
