Issue:
Im asking for help with:
1. Replacing the main water supply valve
2. Adding a pressure reduction valve, and
3. Replacing the hose bibb
all located at the front of my house.
Background:
Single family home built in 1991, the city water meter is nearby and adjacent to the sidewalk in front of my house, the 1 city copper water supply line runs up to the front of my house just east of my front door. Above the water supplys point of connection to my house, there is a failed 1 main supply gate valve, then above that is a tee to a 3/4 copper line for supplying the houses fire suppression system, then up from that is a tee to feed the houses water supply and to a failed hose bibb. All of this plumbing is clearly visible and easily accessible right outside the stuccoed exterior of the houses front.
My plan (from the point of connection up):
1. Replace the failed 1 main supply gate valve with a 1 ball valve.
2. Install a pressure reduction valve.
3. Install a new tee to supply the fire suppression system.
4. Install a new tee to feed the homes water supply and the failed hose bibb.
5. Install a new hose bibb (one that threads on and isnt sweat soldered in place like the current one).
Im comfortable/experienced with sweating copper pipe.
The copper line for the houses fire suppression system and the copper line for the houses supply/hose bibb piping/assembly above it are rigid in place (little if no ability to move/bend slightly).
If you were standing and facing the hose bibb (it is about 3 above the ground), youd have the failed 1 main supply gate valves handle facing your ankles and the line supplying the fire suppression system at about knee level but directly left (or left 90 degrees) from your knees. So...
The 1 city copper water supply line is rising out of the ground.
The line supplying the fire suppression system goes off to the left into the wall of the house.
The line for the house supply/hose bibb is straight ahead and travels into the wall of the garage.
Question:
What is the technique to get the two tees|pressure reduction valve|ball valve situated in place to sweat when I seem to have little ability to move the existing piping in order to get all of the pieces to fit together? What Im talking about is...I dont (of course) want to have everything sweated in place and a 3-4 gap and say, Gee, how am I gonna slide this short piece of copper pipe in between these last two connections? Make sense? Am I missing an obvious solution? Yikes.
Thanks for whatever help is offered on this-
Im asking for help with:
1. Replacing the main water supply valve
2. Adding a pressure reduction valve, and
3. Replacing the hose bibb
all located at the front of my house.
Background:
Single family home built in 1991, the city water meter is nearby and adjacent to the sidewalk in front of my house, the 1 city copper water supply line runs up to the front of my house just east of my front door. Above the water supplys point of connection to my house, there is a failed 1 main supply gate valve, then above that is a tee to a 3/4 copper line for supplying the houses fire suppression system, then up from that is a tee to feed the houses water supply and to a failed hose bibb. All of this plumbing is clearly visible and easily accessible right outside the stuccoed exterior of the houses front.
My plan (from the point of connection up):
1. Replace the failed 1 main supply gate valve with a 1 ball valve.
2. Install a pressure reduction valve.
3. Install a new tee to supply the fire suppression system.
4. Install a new tee to feed the homes water supply and the failed hose bibb.
5. Install a new hose bibb (one that threads on and isnt sweat soldered in place like the current one).
Im comfortable/experienced with sweating copper pipe.
The copper line for the houses fire suppression system and the copper line for the houses supply/hose bibb piping/assembly above it are rigid in place (little if no ability to move/bend slightly).
If you were standing and facing the hose bibb (it is about 3 above the ground), youd have the failed 1 main supply gate valves handle facing your ankles and the line supplying the fire suppression system at about knee level but directly left (or left 90 degrees) from your knees. So...
The 1 city copper water supply line is rising out of the ground.
The line supplying the fire suppression system goes off to the left into the wall of the house.
The line for the house supply/hose bibb is straight ahead and travels into the wall of the garage.
Question:
What is the technique to get the two tees|pressure reduction valve|ball valve situated in place to sweat when I seem to have little ability to move the existing piping in order to get all of the pieces to fit together? What Im talking about is...I dont (of course) want to have everything sweated in place and a 3-4 gap and say, Gee, how am I gonna slide this short piece of copper pipe in between these last two connections? Make sense? Am I missing an obvious solution? Yikes.
Thanks for whatever help is offered on this-