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Leaky Saddle Valve
I think I've screwed up. Last night I replaced a faucet in my kitchen. In order to get to the cold supply line I very slightly bent a copper tube out of the way. That tube is attached to my instant hot on one end and a saddle valve on the other.
The end where the copper tube goes into the saddle valve began to leak. Figuring that I unseated the copper tube somehow, I wend to turn off the water supply to the sink. Turns out the idiot who installed it (previous homeowner) put it in before the shutoff. Now I have to turn the water off to the house in order to try to fix the damn thing. Anyway - I did that. Undid the nut where the tube goes into the valve, re-bent the tube to try to get it straight into the valve and then tightened the nut. This turned what was a gentle drip into an all out spray. Water has been off since last night. Thought I'd check here to see if it is something a mere mortal can fix. Ideas - Please |
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Tom... Jgreenwa1 said, "That tube is attached to my instant hot on one end and a saddle valve on the other."...
Jgreenwa1... quickest fix here is to go out to the store and purchase a new saddle valve kit and a new compression nut and ferrule (of correct size... I'm betting 1/4" compression). While there, purchase a small copper tubing cutter. Then go back home, remove the old saddle valve and install the new valve. Then cut the copper tube and old ferrule and compression nut off an inch behind the old ferrule and install the new nut and ferrule. Tighten well, but not too tight. That should get you up and running. Finally, best bet here would be to remove the saddle valve and install a newer model of shutoff as saddle valves have a tendency to dry out over time and can leak and fail over time. This won't usually happen with a newer shutoff... Just FYI... ;) Let us know if you need more here... MARK |
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