Question: On the metal ball valve, can the handle be reversed so that it's in a different position on the valve? I don't have one in front of me and want to order one online. The one I need has a female end that needs to go on a short length of pipe coming out of a wall. The handle as seen in the ad for the valve is situated over the female end which would prevent the valve from being installed as the handle would be too close to the wall. Please advise. Thanks.
In many ball valves, the handle can indeed be reversed or re-positioned to fit into tighter spaces. However, this depends on the specific design of the valve. Maybe you could install the valve the complete like in mirror so the handle will be oriented opposite to the wall.
@@Tameson Thank you for your reply. If you mean turning the valve around so the handle faces away from the wall, that's not possible without adding extra fittings. The part of the valve that goes up to the wall is female as the pipe out of the wall is male. It's basically a 3/8" to 3/8" ball valve needed as there is a hose that's connected to the pipe out of the wall. So it's a female to male (valve) situation needed except the handle gets parked over the female end which is too close to the wall. I don't think the online seller understands the problem as there's a language barrier. This is a basic generic brass ball valve with a nut securing the handle onto the valve. The kind with a shaved-on-both-sides stud out of the valve with a rectangular hole in the handle that fits onto the stud where the nut can tighten the handle in place. The handle has two metal tangs that hang down to catch the stop tang on the valve. Was wondering if the "stops" on the valve and handle would work in reverse and wanted to ask you since you did a good job of making an excellent video on the subject.
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On the metal ball valve, can the handle be reversed so that it's in a different position on the valve? I don't have one in front of me and want to order one online. The one I need has a female end that needs to go on a short length of pipe coming out of a wall. The handle as seen in the ad for the valve is situated over the female end which would prevent the valve from being installed as the handle would be too close to the wall. Please advise. Thanks.
In many ball valves, the handle can indeed be reversed or re-positioned to fit into tighter spaces. However, this depends on the specific design of the valve. Maybe you could install the valve the complete like in mirror so the handle will be oriented opposite to the wall.
@@Tameson Thank you for your reply.
If you mean turning the valve around so the handle faces away from the wall, that's not possible without adding extra fittings. The part of the valve that goes up to the wall is female as the pipe out of the wall is male. It's basically a 3/8" to 3/8" ball valve needed as there is a hose that's connected to the pipe out of the wall.
So it's a female to male (valve) situation needed except the handle gets parked over the female end which is too close to the wall.
I don't think the online seller understands the problem as there's a language barrier.
This is a basic generic brass ball valve with a nut securing the handle onto the valve. The kind with a shaved-on-both-sides stud out of the valve with a rectangular hole in the handle that fits onto the stud where the nut can tighten the handle in place. The handle has two metal tangs that hang down to catch the stop tang on the valve. Was wondering if the "stops" on the valve and handle would work in reverse and wanted to ask you since you did a good job of making an excellent video on the subject.