Was recommended by a plumber to never a put valve in a horizontal orientation if you can help it. Horizontal orientation allows sediment to settle in the valve and can result in binding or less-than-full closure. Vertical orientation always results in sediment falling to the bottom of the vertical run.
FYI,
That's just silly. If there's enough sediment in your water for that to be a concern, you should be filtering it where it enters the house.
Sounds reasonable Gerry :-)} London, Canada
Got any Iron pipe in your house? Gerry :-)} London, Canada
Actually, no. All the supply lines are copper; the drains are copper and plastic. I've had homes with steel pipe, though -- and never, ever saw a problem with sediment causing a valve to bind.
What he said, a 1/2 open valve will destory the seals. Do not operate the valve untill fully cooled.
Again dead on, heat enough for the solder to flow, but don't over heat it.
More good advice. Thank You, Randy
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