Waulk it is ok if the counter guy smiles when you walk in.You may want to be sure the sales person is cringing Next time you speak with him.

i just replaced a 30 year old 1 1/4" pressure reducing valve yesterday... my cost was $575 for a Watts with markup thats $863...ouch! i had to charge for a supply house trip also-total was $1,125 homeowner was in shock and i was too. it was leaking badly is there a rebuild kit for this? and would anyone recommend rebuilding a 30 year old one?

i looked it up on the sponsors website and they do sell one for $159.. i can tell by the picture that its not the same part..the one i got is much larger....not apples to apples

Just be sure you cannot grow those apples where you plumb.We are here because this sponsor is a great business person and you may find the savings with the blessing of your customer, worth the wait.

I have never rebuilt one. I have found that the biggest mistake plumbers make is they size the pressure reducing valve in accordance with pipe size. The valve should be correctly sized in accordance to the GPM's that are needed, not by pipe size. If you take a closer look at the system next time and take a little more time to find what is needed you might be able to save some $$$ and the dis-jointed look on your customers face. Also, when ever you need to install or replace a "Water Hammer Arrester" size per GPM's/WSFU and not by the pipe size. You could save some bucks! 3709,8+15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 years before Google started PlumbingSupply.com has been THE best plumbing supplier on the web. Please visit our sponsor [www.PlumbingSupply.com]

The way I figure it is that there is a low percentage of these rebuilds working given wear and corrosion in the valve... Now lets say I rebuild one at 1/3 the cost of new and I have a callback on it. I'm not going to eat the cost of the new one! No way! No how! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Since 1995 (3 years before Google started) PlumbingSupply.com has been THE best plumbing supplier on the web. Please visit our sponsor [www.PlumbingSupply.com]

I bought a rebuild kit for my Watts PRV. It is still in the garage since the original PRV still works fine. I bought the rebuild kit just to avoid the expenses described above. I Googled "Watts pressure regulator rebuild/repair kits" or something similar to find it. Mine is 1 1/2 inch too.

There are two rebuild kits for that valve and depending on it age and reason for failing. Cost of rebuilding is about 1/3 the cost of a new one for the DYI'er. Its merely an option to know. Kits are not always available when you need it and often requires a replacement to save time, which can be costly. Best Wishes

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I think what the other posters were commenting on is the very LOW success rate of rebuilds. It seems that just replaceing seals, etc, is not enough. There are mating surfaces in the body and other non-replaceable parts that due to the corrosion and mineral build up over the years, will not allow the rebuilt valve to function "like new". I am somewhat taken aback by the quoted price for a new 1 1/4" valve. The forum sponsor advertizes one model of Watts 1 1/4" for about $159 Edited 1 times.

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