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    Mar 1, 2010, 02:39 PM
    How do I stop saddle valve from leaking
    After turning off the valve to remove old plastic tubing and add copper line, when I turned the valve back on, it started to leak out of the point where the handle stem goes into the main body.
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    Mar 1, 2010, 03:44 PM

    If it's leaking from around the stem then tightewn the little nut just under the handle until the leak stops. Good luck, Tom

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