Originally Posted by
Rick Hurst
Sometimes when the valve is still slightly leaking once you have flipped the valve back closed, a little tap on the brass section of the valve will cause the valve to reset itself.
As Scott noted as well ... turn the handle first .
Heck, I spun (is that a word?) it many time before even attempting to lift/open.
And over the next hour or so during the HI, I tried many times tapping on the valve ... but ... what the heck ... It is what it is and that is/was part of the job.
Can just decide to put in a "fail/replacement" statement for any that are over 3-years old.
