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I recently moved to a new house and am in the process of setting up essential appliances. While trying to connect the washing machine, I noticed that the shut off valve is leaking from a white hole(?) underneath. I want to know what the hole exactly is and how I can fix the leakage from it. See attached picture(side view and bottom view) for reference. Thanks in advance :)

Edit: I am from the Netherlands.

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That part prevents backflow into the water line.

It has flats so it can be unscrewed.

Purchase a replacement where you normally buy hardware or plumbing parts. (take the pics you posted here with you).

Unscrew the old part. Screw on the new, per instructions. Done.

RMDman
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