livewell turnoff valve broken

[staninwyoming]

the basspirator valve in my livewell broke, the little black handle stipped out, where can this handle be purchased without having to take the whole assembly apart and buy a whole new unit when a handle is all that is needed? Any place to purchase would be very much appreciated. Stan

[Roscoe]

The same thing happened to me and I could not find a valve. Maybe someone else knows where to get one. I had to purchase a pvc ball valve and remove some material on the inside to fit the pipe. The positive to this is it is a much better valve as I think those basspirator valves are junk.

[St Croix Boy]

Ditto on what Roscoe said. Twist off the valve with a pliers and take it to the hardware store and find a pvc ball valve. The valve and a piece of pvc to make conections cost a total of about $5.00. And yes it is 10x stronger and better than factory!

[staninwyoming]

Hey fellas, thanks for the info, will do as you said, why do they build something like that when they know it will break or wearout, and then you have to buy a complete unit to get it fixed. Want to thank Roscoe and St CroixBoy for the info. Take care, stan in Wyoming@yahoo.com