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jam1
Jul 12, 2008, 10:45 PM
A plumber left us mid way through with only two copper hot and cold water lines coming up through the floor and cabinet. I want to finish the job and attach turn off valves and lines to the dishwasher and faucet. I believe I need to cut the caps off the copper pipes and attach two turn off valves on the hot water- one for the dishwasher and the other for the faucet. I assume the upper can go to the faucet and the lower to the dishwasher or the reverse just the same. I assume I need to have two copper T joints coming off the vertical copper hot pipe to which I can attach two turn off valves--unless there is a simpler way given perhaps valves that come as T shape joints. I have a question about what to use to attach the valves to the copper pipe, and what to use to continue to the faucet and dishwasher (some flex lines).

speedball1
Jul 13, 2008, 03:18 AM
Here's how I would connect your sink. Shut the water off at the house shut off and cut the caps off the pipes. Now put two Sharkbite ells on the supplies and attach a short piece of copper in one end. On the cold side attach a compression angle stop,(see image) and on the hot side attach a three way compression stop.(see image). You may now purchase flexible supplies to hook up the faucet and run 3/8ths. Copper to the dishwasher.
A basin wrench, (see image) would sure come in handy for tightening up the nuts. Good luck, Tom