Are you kidding me!!! I went downstairs this morning to visit the daily constitutional outpost and discovered water had been leaking at a steady pace since all night. Ugh.

My first reaction was shit! My new floor. I just finished the reno.

On further review the water was located over the bathroom sink and toilet. It was escaping from the shut off valve itself. I had to go further upline to turn things off.

I zipped into town to the local Ace Hardware for a new valve. Got home, and realized it would require some soldering and such. I’m thinking there’s got to be an easier way.

What did I do? You guessed it. YouTube. I found a video explaining the exact problem I had. How to replace an in-line ball valve using the new Shark Bite components. Wow!

I zipped back to Ace Hardware and they had what I needed. I was able to assemble in five minutes.

Of course, I didn’t do this until later in the afternoon. I decided to take a grass mowing break. The weather was awesome after the last several days of rain.

The good news is the water is restored. And yes, I took my daily constitution before heading to town the first time. Priorties.