Socket wrench for toilet oval water shutoff valve

[jdurand]

First thing I do when I move into a house (and installed my own in the house we built) is shut off the water and replace all the gate type supply valves with actual 1/4 turn ball valves. First house I did it on I needed to replace a toilet 20 years after I replaced the valve. I just gave it a quick turn and it worked smoothly and easily. Replaced toilet flush valves and faucet sets multiple times and never had a leak or any other issue. I never went back and the extra cost is worth it since you only have to pay it once. I put them in my parents house too when I replaced their kitchen sink and faucet.

we specified ALL ball valves in our new house. The plumber did one better, all stainless steel ball valves.

Then he went and ran a screw into the hot wire of a power cable buried in the wall. The electrician had warned him there were wires there.

So then the electrician fixed it by disconnecting the hot wire and then using the yellow green for the new hot wire.