Has anyone had a problem opening and closing this valve due to rust from rain (for example)?
1094294
Never have had a problem. Live in a northern state and have survived 6 winters without issue.
1094295
Given the environment that it lives, oil should prevent any rust issues from occurring on the valve lever as the body is brass. I've never had a problem with corrosion or any issue at all.
1094296
its brass dude... its designed to go under your vehicle. its fine, just get it.
1094297
Had one on diesel going on 13 years in the Pittsburgh, PA, never had an issue. Buying for my wife's car after loving the valve. Makes the changing of oil a lot less messy.
1094298
I have had it in for over a year now, no problems opening or closing the valve. Just dose not flow oil as quick as I would like, much smaller opening than pulling the bolt.
608506
Yes, replace that valve. High water pressure can cause damages in faucets, etc.
2210356
I've had mine since last year and use regularly, haven't had any problems. My previous one lasted for years but I think when cleaning it I had the water level too high and burnt out the element.
695709
I've had mine for a couple of years, worked good until now. Now the valve will not work and there is no way to get inside to repair. I would have expected the valve to work a lot longer than a couple of years.
1396025
Yes, i had the same issue. don not open the shut off valve to full. Adjust it by opening it from quarter to half, again depend on your water pressure. I was fine by opening it a little less then quarter.
1439002
mine popped apart just above the main valve shortly after i installed it. it was relatively simple to fix, there's a little screw on the side (allen wrenchy thing i think), so i just popped it back in and tightened down the screw better. it hasn't happened since.
1038525
Had mine for over a year and have had no rust issues.I also have very hard water.
141216
Yes, there is a problem. The internal valve has a tendency to stick within the first two weeks, impeding water flow. The only way to prevent this was to remove the valve completely, eliminating the handy feature of having a quick connect that doesn't require turning the water off to move the hose. The other issue is as others mentioned. The ones I bought were brass, but about one in 5 chronically leaked. If I had it to do over, I would not have purchased.
1559986
I've had mine since August 2012 and have had no problems whatsoever. I assume you mean the control section that sticks out to the side. Was it damaged in any way during install or use? On mine, I had to connect the water line before mounting it to the toilet as it would have been in the way. If by any chance you are referring to the water shut off valve coming out of your wall, I've learned to NEVER try to turn them off. They are usually badly corroded internally and start leaking (or worse, the handle comes off in your hand) after you turn the handle. I found that out when I replaced some sink faucets. Instead, use the street valve to shut off all water to the house and save yourself an emergency trip to Home Depot for a replacement valve, if it's not past closing time and you now have no running water until you can get to them when they open the next day.
889696
Mine was so tight and I couldn't squeeze open that I'm pretty sure they never cut open the valve at the factory. So I just poked a hole through with a car key (be careful not to go through the other side of the ring).Now I just have to stick my tongue over the hole when taking another breath.
1996350
This valve is normally close (when you energized it the valve open). I use it for water system and it works good.
1653497
I bought two valves from Lowes. Same problem at first: as long as it's hooked, water just run through. What I found was this is the default status for the valve. To solve it, you need to connect it to the timmer, adjust to manual watering for 1 min, when 1 min is up, the valve shuts off. No problem.
723544
The one I got was not a heavy duty brass valve, it was a black plastic cutoff valve but I have never had any problems with it leaking or shutting off
1070561
I didn't have any particular problem so hard to give a good answer. However, it does have to be tightened pretty strong, use 2 wrenches to hold the body of the valve to avoid breaking anything.
1394794
I have had mine a while and it hasn't rusted yet. I have very hard water too, idk how that contributes to rust if any.
1091084
I am having the same issue with one that I installed approx two yrs ago for my Mother. It has worked well until the last two to three months, the screen looks clogged at the moment and I am trying to find out how to remove or unclog the screen. I hate to punch through it as this area is known for having stuff in the lines. Would rather not subject the faucets valves to grit if possible. Feel I have located problem but still have no solution to fix it yet.
1128167
You might also lift a tank and look at the water level. If the level is low, the tank valve might not be opening. Try switching the tanks. If problem persists, suggest contacting Holmes directly.