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Old 10-20-2014, 09:31 AM   #8
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The only way to repair a ball valve is to be able to take it apart and put new O-rings in the valve body. There should be threads on the drain, so that the water can be channeled outside or where ever a person wants the water to drain to.
Point being that you should be able to purchase a cap that you can screw on that drain and stop the leak. Water pressure usually runs right at 60 lbs, so it shouldn't cause you any problems by blocking the drain until you need to use it. If you can get a cap that has an o-ring in the end of the cap or at least use some Teflon tape on the threads before you put the cap on so that it doesn't want to leak around the threads.
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