So after the fiasco of having to search for a plumbing supply house that ca= rried a PEX compression fitting in the right size for the hot water shut of= f under the kitchen sink, I should have known better.
But when the hot water shut-off in the downstairs bathroom started leaking,= I went to the Big Box stores (plural) and found none of them carry a shut-= off valve in the size I need. The largest they have for the incoming supply= line is 5/8" diameter, and mine looks to be 3/4".
So, my question: who do I call down vengeance from God upon? My inclination= is to blame the Big Box stores for not carrying a proper selection of shut=
-off valves. Or did the plumber use non-standard sizes when he ran all the = water supply lines when the house was built?
Plumbers, weigh in, please!