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    spc_wardog Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 25, 2011, 07:45 PM
    Water shut off valve
    I'm moving into a mobile home, and the master bathroom sink was missing a pipe to connect the hot water shut off valve to the sink itself. I cut off a small piece of pipe and inserted it into the shut off valve to make sure it would fit and it locked into place.

    How do I remove that piece of pipe? Do I have to replace the valve entirely?
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    Nov 25, 2011, 07:48 PM
    Can you post a picture of it ? In the interim: It looks like you have a valve with "Shark Bite" like outlet. There is a small ring-like piece of plastic where pipe entered the valve. Push on that ring and at the same time, pull the pipe straight up. Let me know how it went. Milo
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    Nov 25, 2011, 07:49 PM
    I don't have any way of taking a picture right now, but you described what the valve is perfectly. So I should probably use a flat head to push down the middle of the pipe and down on the ring-like plastic while pulling up on the pipe, correct?

    Thanks for the quick response.
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    Nov 25, 2011, 07:59 PM
    The trick is that you have to push on that plastic ring evenly on both ends or use "U" shaped ring specifically designed for this purpose. Milo
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    Nov 25, 2011, 08:36 PM
    Hello SPC,

    Do as Milo instructed you push on the ring and pull up the valve if that will not work, go to home depot and get a plastic disconect clip see the amage below, Thanks.

    John
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