Why don't my shut off valves to my faucets or toilets work?

I am often lead to the bottom of a kitchen sink to find shut off valves under a kitchen faucet aren't shutting off properly. Most of the time when there is an emergency or a stoppage at the kitchen sink, the homeowners first and logical thought is to shut off the water to that kitchen faucet so nobody can use it until the line is cleared by a plumber. So they try and turn those old valves off under the kitchen faucet, and 1 of 3 things will happen; 1) the shut off valves begin to leak creating a whole new problem 2) the shut off valve does not turn the water off at all or 3) it works perfectly the way it should. Now, keep in mind that in most cases these valves have never been touched in 10 or 20 plus years, so the components in the valve are stuck or jammed or have just failed. I also find this to be the case when a homeowner has a leaky or running toilet, they want to turn the water off at the shut off valve to turn just that toilet off until it is repaired. So my quick tip would be to bypass the shutoff valves under the sinks and toilets if they are 10 plus years old and turn the main water off to the house, if is absolutely necessary, to keep from futher problems. Or call sunrise plumbing to inspect your homes shutoff valves. The plumbing market now offers shut off valves far superior to what was previously on the market. Let us help with your plumbing system.

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