adding a shutoff right at dishwasher

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adding a shutoff right at dishwasher

Author: thehand2020 (CT)

My shut from hot DW feed at sink is stuck open from hardwater. Rather than changing the stuck shut , I would like to put a brasscraft 1/4 turn shut at end of compression right before going into dishwasher. There currently is a 3/8 compression nut going to a 1/2" fitting going into DW. Can I re use the existing Compression nut to the new shut then use a braided hose to the DW.

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Re: adding a shutoff right at dishwasher

Author: sum (FL)

Brasscraft does make a straight valve that is 3/8" COMP on both the inlet and outlet side. Model KTCR11FX-C. However, you will need a short piece of tubing to go in which would leave that valve dangling and probably to turn it on/off you would need to hold the valve on one hand to turn it on and off with the other hand. Unless there is a coupling nut with 3/8" fine compression threads on both sides.

However, all of that is more work than just changing out the bad valve why not just do it right?

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Re: adding a shutoff right at dishwasher
Author: packy (MA) many companies make a 3/8 x 3/8 slipon shutoff (sharkite) since you have to shut the hot water at the heater, why not use one of those ?
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