I'm a 55 single female with modest diy skills but after watching this I feel like I can take it and will save myself the $450 plumber quote. Great video. Thanks!
I have a leak from the CW faucet in the box. Your video is an excellent, and I might add, the best source of info for undertaking a project I've never done before. Never realized the faucet was leaking on this 50 year old home that we have been living in for the past 30 years. I'm guessing I have copper lines behind the wall and I'll learn as I go transistioning from copper to PEX. Because of the leak, I'm guessing I'll have to replace maybe a 1/4 sheet of drywall. I've done drywalling, and I like your idea (never seen or heard of this before) of beveling joints before taping and plastering when doing repairs. It makes sense.
Great Job! Thank you for sharing your expertise, knowledge and skills. My spouse especially appreciate that your tutorial showed how to do the dry wall in COMPLETION of the project...most tutorials do NOT show the "entire" job from start to finish.
Can't believe this video only has 59k views. Excellent video, good camera work, audio was good, well done. Changing the leaking washer valves is exactly what I need to do and I have scoured TH-cam for instructions and your video was exactly what I needed. Thank you and Thumb Up.
Great Job! We are purchasing a 1972 condo and we have to replace a old rusted metal box and this is the perfect video! Hopefully we will have success like you did 👍👍👍
I like your effort I would to everyone to turn. the water on. first to see if there are leaks before sheet rocking, also you might consider glueing on box to abs pipe
thanks boss, just started my first professional job in the plumbing business and gotta do my first one of these today and now i think i understand what im gonna be doing
Very, very helpful. The cold water valve broke while I was trying to turn it off , just cheap I suppose. Had a plumber come look because I couldn’t figure how to replace it . He never returned so I found your video. I never secured with pex, so I was wondering if you check fitting for leaks before buttoning up . Thanks so much & the music was just right
Excellent repair technique! You may have convinced me to use PEX instead of cutting old copper pipe and sweating new pipe behind the drywall. In my opinion, it would not be that difficult to design a remodel outlet box. All it would need would be a built-in access panel below the part of the box in which the valves are mounted. I could not find one either so I had to go with the Oatey rough-in box and make my own access panel, which is similar to the drywall that you installed, however, my access panel is removable made of 1/2" plywood and "picture-framed" with 1-1/2" X 1/4 wood. I have repeated used this type of removable access panel to cover electrical and home automation wiring outlet boxes in my home. Among the other advantages, it eliminates the dust associated with a convention drywall repair.
Thanks Carolyn. Surgery went well and she is home recovering. She’s in tons of pain right now but we are expecting significant improvement over the next couple of weeks. Thanks for asking.
a few question, the distance from the water connection to electric seem very close. It you are going to the trouble to replace the fitting and cut open the wall , why not fix the water softener drain line too?
If the repair is small enough I use the cans of texture from The big box store and match it as close as possible. The easiest texture to match is orange peel.
Wow nice job! You did cause me to now pine over not having one of those recipe saws all these years......man! that makes short work of tight spots to cut in. LOL I had always thought of them as just for cutting beneath jams and along the floor....heading to the store to get one with my gift card I got at Christmas!
You should have glued the drain pipe into the outlet box to prevent water from any possible leak between the two materials dripping into the wall cavity which could cause mold.
Every job looks simple, but my hot & cold copper pipes come down out of the box and take a HARD LEFT..all I’ve seen the pipes go down a foot o two. House built in ‘69. Still working on it. 🙏🏻 great video though.
You would still need to cut the sheetrock back to access the water lines. Then you’ll see what the job will take. It is totally possible to just replace one valve.
It bubbles up a little water at the top when I open the valve, so the leak is at the top (exposed). Do they really make these so hard to maintain that I need to cut the wall?
If it is leaking on the stem it may be a packing leak and is easily cured by tightening the packing nut a little with a crescent wrench. This is a routine maintenance item if the valves are used often.
Great job pal! Is the outlet above the water nozzles a GFI? Doesn’t look like it. Btw you have the best introduction video , it’s a nice collaboration of all your videos.
No trick, you just have to cut the sheetrock back to the center of the closest studs. Be prepared to fill in with some new sheet rock after installing the outlet box.
crimping the valves in place is a permanent install. Would it be better if you crimped a female coupling in place in case you can easily remove the valves in the future when the time comes to replace them?
A permanent source natal is what you want if you’re closing it into a wall. The more valves and couplings you have the more potential for leaks. Just my opinion.
I’ve never worried about the location, but I try to keep it close to the middle of the washer so that there are no problems reaching it with the water hoses and discharge hose.
@@wildwoodoffgridalaska .. Where does it connect to the washing machine? I saw the blue PEX, but my drain hose is completely different from the set up you have
@@amiedavis5257 there is pex going to the valves but between the valves is a 1 1/2” black drain pipe that is attached to the white box and drains to the main waste drain pipe.
Makes everything look WAAAAY too easy. Yeah, it's simple if you're lucky enough to have PEX (clearly this house isn't that old) and not a cast iron drain pipe that's a different diameter than the modern Oatey outlet boxes have or off-center left or right just a tad (like 90% of homes out there built *before* like the 1990's), and you can just pull hoses up and down freely with plenty of extra play and then just snap everything into place by jiggling it. Until you open your wall, realize you have copper and will need to learn how to sweat/solder OR reposition your entire box to a place higher or lower on the wall, where maybe there are no convenient studs pre-built in the perfect spot for you to re-attach. And then all the purple primer + glue mess and trying to dry fit everything and level it without making a mess and having glue all over the place before it dries slightly off center or off-level. I'm at the stage in my renovation journey (1yr+ of TH-cam videos and real life scenarios) where "perfect scenario" videos like this really piss me off, because 99% of the time it's never going to be this easy. This project took me 2 weekends and many, many trips back to HD, all sorts of complex drywall patching, cutting and recutting copper pipes numerous times just so the box wasn't even 1/8" unlevel (what they don't tell you with SharkBite + copper: your cuts have to be PERFECT and LEVEL on each side, which is nearly impossible, otherwise the box will snap down crooked). Don't be fooled by this video. Your project will most likely never been this simple unless you're working on a home built less than 10-20 years ago tops.
I'm a 55 single female with modest diy skills but after watching this I feel like I can take it and will save myself the $450 plumber quote. Great video. Thanks!
You made that look easy - I greatly appreciate the lesson!
My biggest fear to take upon this project is a dry wall repair after plumbing done. You've done it flawlessly. Thumps up.
Thank you 😊
I have a leak from the CW faucet in the box. Your video is an excellent, and I might add, the best source of info for undertaking a project I've never done before. Never realized the faucet was leaking on this 50 year old home that we have been living in for the past 30 years. I'm guessing I have copper lines behind the wall and I'll learn as I go transistioning from copper to PEX. Because of the leak, I'm guessing I'll have to replace maybe a 1/4 sheet of drywall. I've done drywalling, and I like your idea (never seen or heard of this before) of beveling joints before taping and plastering when doing repairs. It makes sense.
Thank you and good luck with your repairs.😊
Great Job! Thank you for sharing your expertise, knowledge and skills. My spouse especially appreciate that your tutorial showed how to do the dry wall in COMPLETION of the project...most tutorials do NOT show the "entire" job from start to finish.
Very helpful air travel during the first one your video help me complete the second job much faster and easier
Can't believe this video only has 59k views. Excellent video, good camera work, audio was good, well done. Changing the leaking washer valves is exactly what I need to do and I have scoured TH-cam for instructions and your video was exactly what I needed. Thank you and Thumb Up.
Wow, thanks!
Attempting this as my first major DIY project. We had a leak in the supply line. This video was absolutely perfect as a guide. Thanks so much!
Great Job! We are purchasing a 1972 condo and we have to replace a old rusted metal box and this is the perfect video! Hopefully we will have success like you did 👍👍👍
Glad you found it and hope it works out.
I like your effort I would to everyone to turn. the water on. first to see if there are leaks before sheet rocking, also you might consider glueing on box to abs pipe
Nice job. I love to see people doing good work and taking pride in doing so. This is coming from an experienced trade man.
Thanks, all we can do is try and use a little common sense.
thanks boss, just started my first professional job in the plumbing business and gotta do my first one of these today and now i think i understand what im gonna be doing
Very, very helpful. The cold water valve broke while I was trying to turn it off , just cheap I suppose. Had a plumber come look because I couldn’t figure how to replace it . He never returned so I found your video. I never secured with pex, so I was wondering if you check fitting for leaks before buttoning up . Thanks so much & the music was just right
Thank you! Yes, I turn the water on for leaks and then patch it up 😀
Flawless!!!!!! You’d never know that it was replaced!!!! Wow! Just , wow!!! I need you for all our plumbing needs!! Lol!
Excellent repair technique! You may have convinced me to use PEX instead of cutting old copper pipe and sweating new pipe behind the drywall. In my opinion, it would not be that difficult to design a remodel outlet box. All it would need would be a built-in access panel below the part of the box in which the valves are mounted. I could not find one either so I had to go with the Oatey rough-in box and make my own access panel, which is similar to the drywall that you installed, however, my access panel is removable made of 1/2" plywood and "picture-framed" with 1-1/2" X 1/4 wood. I have repeated used this type of removable access panel to cover electrical and home automation wiring outlet boxes in my home. Among the other advantages, it eliminates the dust associated with a convention drywall repair.
Great job, took forever to find a video pertinent to what I'm doing.
Awesome! I hope it helped. 😊
I am going to attempt this tonight! Wish me luck!
Good luck, you’ve got this.
Excellent step by step review of the process. A couple good tips on mudding the Sheetrock.
Thank you 😊
Great vidio.
Trying to get idea how to install wtr supply box to fridge ice maker.
Thanks
Thank you.
Great job, explained well. No fluff.
Good morning from Georgia. Hope everything went good with Von's surgery and she is recuperating nicely. Love your channel.
Thanks Carolyn. Surgery went well and she is home recovering. She’s in tons of pain right now but we are expecting significant improvement over the next couple of weeks. Thanks for asking.
Looks great; I would have tried running the water before mudding in case there were leaks in the crimps - but I guess confidence is good!
😁😁
Good shit man.. you made it look like a pro did it!
Great....should the drain line be glued in to the box?
Yes, I glued this one off camera.
That is Awesome , the connections here are hidden inside the wall and that is a better idea I like it
Now tell everyone your a master plumber!!! Nice brother!
Jack of some trades master of none. 😁
It looks professionally done.
a few question, the distance from the water connection to electric seem very close. It you are going to the trouble to replace the fitting and cut open the wall , why not fix the water softener drain line too?
Great repair, I would love to know your technique for texturing the drywall patch.
If the repair is small enough I use the cans of texture from The big box store and match it as close as possible. The easiest texture to match is orange peel.
Looks great!! Muding scares me. I can do all the rest. You made it look easy.
It’s my least favorite part.
Great job! I am tackling mine this weekend
This is prefect! Very easy explanation on how to do this.
I wish you show how you connected the valves, my are cooper lines. not all lines are the same so yours was easy to connect to the valves
Wow nice job! You did cause me to now pine over not having one of those recipe saws all these years......man! that makes short work of tight spots to cut in. LOL I had always thought of them as just for cutting beneath jams and along the floor....heading to the store to get one with my gift card I got at Christmas!
That’s awesome! I was the same way a few years ago and my wife bought it for me as a gift. I can’t live without it now. It make things so easy.
sorry should have called it correctly, "oscillating saw". Literally on my way now to get it.
Great job!!! Really can't wait to watch you guys building this summer!
Thank you. We’re excited to get started also.😊
Thanks, very informative.
Nice job. Would have liked to see the texturing part. Did you use a can of orange peel spray?
Yes, fine orange peel. I prefer the pro can. I think it sprays a better pattern.
You should have glued the drain pipe into the outlet box to prevent water from any possible leak between the two materials dripping into the wall cavity which could cause mold.
It was glued off camera.
You do good work brother! 👊🏼
Thanks Jake.
@@wildwoodoffgridalaska you bet! 👊🏼
Excellent work. Nice and clean.
Every job looks simple, but my hot & cold copper pipes come down out of the box and take a HARD LEFT..all I’ve seen the pipes go down a foot o two. House built in ‘69. Still working on it. 🙏🏻 great video though.
Looks great. Good job.
Thank you
Nice work!
Thanks!
This is really helpful, thank you!
Glad it helped.
You didn’t prime and cement the drain opening to the abs drain pipe ?
I did off camera
Is there a way to replace one of the valves by itself without the whole box? One of my valves there has a little leak.
You would still need to cut the sheetrock back to access the water lines. Then you’ll see what the job will take. It is totally possible to just replace one valve.
It bubbles up a little water at the top when I open the valve, so the leak is at the top (exposed). Do they really make these so hard to maintain that I need to cut the wall?
@@alchemista2 there’s so many different models, but most are not very maintenance friendly.
If it is leaking on the stem it may be a packing leak and is easily cured by tightening the packing nut a little with a crescent wrench. This is a routine maintenance item if the valves are used often.
You rock. Nice job. Packing my rv now, hope to be at my place in April. Will think of you when I go through TOK
Thank you. Hopefully we’ll get an early spring and it’ll be warm tho April.
Nice work. Question. Did the brackets for the Sheetrock come with the kit? What are those called?
The tabs to connect the box to the studs came with the kit. Hope that’s what you’re referring to.
The sheetrock repair meets the original sheetrock at the center of the studs on either side.
Nice work,great info!Thanks!
I was wondering why you didn't check the water lines after you crimped the new ones in place
Everything was checked before closing it up.
Great job pal! Is the outlet above the water nozzles a GFI? Doesn’t look like it. Btw you have the best introduction video , it’s a nice collaboration of all your videos.
Thank you. The outlet itself is not but it is on a GFCI circuit.
I have the same problem. this is very helpful!
Pex is the only way to go!
Looks good. Great job👍🏻
Thank you.
Gotta do this job this weekend. My house doesn't have an outlet box. Just a hole in the wall 🙄
Good luck😊
Nice job, getting ready to do mine
First🏆
Nice job, love those oscillating tool.
Damn! You are an early bird today. This oscillating tools are amazing. Once you have one you can’t live without it. Have a good day.
Would love to know the trick for cutting that drywall hole for the valve box so accurately!
No trick, you just have to cut the sheetrock back to the center of the closest studs. Be prepared to fill in with some new sheet rock after installing the outlet box.
Great job as usual, liking the video's, take care..
Thanks Kevin.
Awesome job, looks great!
Thank you
Well done my friend.
Thank you
Great Job 👏
Nice looking work. Often in that outlet box is the drain for your washer. Yours must be located elsewhere?
No it was the black pipe I connected in the middle of the valves. The drain hose is zip tied under the blue pex so you might have missed it.
@@wildwoodoffgridalaska cool thanks. You did a great job
Great job
Excellent. Thank You.
Where do you drain the washer into?
Water drains into the center pipe between the two valves.
nice job clean and neat
Thank you and thanks for watching.
good video...very helpful. thanks.
Looks great. 👍
Thank you.
Great example, thanks
Awesome job
Thank you
Great diy vid! You forgot to glue the drain pipe to the box!
Thanks, I actually did glue the drain but didn’t show it.😊
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it😊
Great video excellently done
Thank you
crimping the valves in place is a permanent install. Would it be better if you crimped a female coupling in place in case you can easily remove the valves in the future when the time comes to replace them?
A permanent source natal is what you want if you’re closing it into a wall. The more valves and couplings you have the more potential for leaks. Just my opinion.
Thank you good sir!
Good job my friend
good vid. Thanks.
Nice job
Thank you
Should a new box be installed in the middle of the washer or to the right side of the washer ?
I’ve never worried about the location, but I try to keep it close to the middle of the washer so that there are no problems reaching it with the water hoses and discharge hose.
Luckily you had pecs pipe and not Copper. Ryan, "jack of all trades". 👍👍
I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was pex, makes life so much easier. 😊
Shouldn't you put some abs/pvc glue on the pipes?
TU.. i have a valve I can not take off the hose.
Good job thank you so much
looks like fun there lol.
Where was the washing machine drain? My drain connects from my washer into a drain pipe in the wall. How and where does this washing machine drain?
The drain is in the middle of the two valves.
@@wildwoodoffgridalaska ..
Where does it connect to the washing machine? I saw the blue PEX, but my drain hose is completely different from the set up you have
@@amiedavis5257 there is pex going to the valves but between the valves is a 1 1/2” black drain pipe that is attached to the white box and drains to the main waste drain pipe.
Awesome!
No hammer arrestors?🤔
Never had water hammer problems. Not needed in all situations.
Hmmm...but you will in the future 🤣 bud.
Starts at 3:04
I didn’t see the drain for the washer? Looked like just the water softener drain
Washer drain is right in the middle of the two water valves.
done good..
Thank you
Should have tested new water connections before covering. Prob ok but you never know!
You didn't cement the drain pipe in place... :) nice video though
I went back and caught it before sheetrocking.
Makes everything look WAAAAY too easy. Yeah, it's simple if you're lucky enough to have PEX (clearly this house isn't that old) and not a cast iron drain pipe that's a different diameter than the modern Oatey outlet boxes have or off-center left or right just a tad (like 90% of homes out there built *before* like the 1990's), and you can just pull hoses up and down freely with plenty of extra play and then just snap everything into place by jiggling it.
Until you open your wall, realize you have copper and will need to learn how to sweat/solder OR reposition your entire box to a place higher or lower on the wall, where maybe there are no convenient studs pre-built in the perfect spot for you to re-attach. And then all the purple primer + glue mess and trying to dry fit everything and level it without making a mess and having glue all over the place before it dries slightly off center or off-level.
I'm at the stage in my renovation journey (1yr+ of TH-cam videos and real life scenarios) where "perfect scenario" videos like this really piss me off, because 99% of the time it's never going to be this easy.
This project took me 2 weekends and many, many trips back to HD, all sorts of complex drywall patching, cutting and recutting copper pipes numerous times just so the box wasn't even 1/8" unlevel (what they don't tell you with SharkBite + copper: your cuts have to be PERFECT and LEVEL on each side, which is nearly impossible, otherwise the box will snap down crooked).
Don't be fooled by this video. Your project will most likely never been this simple unless you're working on a home built less than 10-20 years ago tops.
😂😂 That’s remodeling.
Washer dryer box 🤣🤣
Nice job but why no safety glasses when using the oscillating saw? Your eyes are too valuable to risk.
Great job !
Looks great!
Thank you
Awesome work dude! Thanks for the help