Friends- I asked about water supply valve leaking a couple of weeks ago. Just got to repairing it. With some difficulty I got the packing around the stem and wonder of wonders the valve does not leak. Thank you.
However, when I turned on the water supply to the house (There was no other turn off for the water supply in the line which was leaking) there is a small drip of water, about one drop every thirty seconds, from the main water supply valve to the house. Have I created a worse problem while fixing a small aggravation?
Thanks
Paul McC

Hi Paul,

Please describe the leak. Where is it leaking from? What type of valve are we talking about. Threaded, compression or soldered? Chill out! As soon as I find out what's happening we'll start to fix that pesky drip. Cheers, Tom

Tom-
Excuse my ignorance, but I don't know the difference between one valve type and another. I'll send you digital photo of the offending valve. Thanks for your wisdom and patience.
Paul McC

You have a leak in the threaded 3/4" adaptor. So that you don't have to get into cutting the pipe and tightning the adapter let me give you a link to a product designed to stop leaks, (Your local hardware store might have it in stock) Click on; http://www.plumbingsupply.com/repairkit.html
Since the leaks so tiny you should have no problem in repairing it with the least amount of hassle. Good luck. Tom