Need advice on shower valve location!!!
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Need recommendation on tub/shower valve
Comments (0)Hi everyone, We need to replace some tub/shower plumbing due to freeze damage. (Thought we winterized well enough, but forgot to open the shower valve) The Hansgrohe set-up I have isn't made anymore so I want to replace it with something I can easily get parts for. I'll be shopping at one of the big box stores. Any recommendations on brands and/or type? (Cartridge vs ceramic disk?) Any brands I should stay away from? (The plumber told me not to get pegasus or something else, and I can't remember. I think he said American Standard and Delta are fine.) Helpful advice would be appreciated ~ Thanks!...See MoreNeed advice re: hoses and shut-off valves
Comments (1)Captainbob the plumber here, I am assuming you have a shut off valve on the hose, before the hand sprayer. You must have what is called a vacuum breaker built into your hose faucet on the wall. It is a one way valve that allows water to flow out of the faucet and into the hose, but not back from the hose into the faucet, sort a 'safety valve' to keep contaminated water from getting back into the water pipes in your house. It can be an annoying side effect of the set up you have. For some reason there must be pressure building up in the hose greater than what is coming out of your faucet, or there is a water hammer reaction happening when you open that valve and open and close the hand sprayer. I've seen it many times. Or, it could be the vacuum breaker/hose combo is defective that your plumber put in. If the faucet is not defective, replacing the wall faucet/vacuum breaker combo will not necessarily solve the problem, unless you have one put on that does not have a vacuum breaker in it. They are probably required by code in your area. Your plumber should be able to tell you this. I don't know if I would recommend leaving the hose faucet on all the time, maybe extending it out would be better, or be creative with your gardening and create an opening to get at it. Good luck, Captainbob the plumber...See MoreNeed plumbing advice, thermostatic valve and reducers
Comments (2)Exactly it's the "breaking" I am worried about....... I did by hand then I used the plyers and cranked it down but didn't go crazy... I guess it will be ok, at least that's one place that won't spring a leak! I did use the teflon tape but what do you mean by "joint compound it" do you mean tightning the joint? I will be getting into sweating the pipes soon many prayers my way please! Thanks for your speedy reply....See MoreNeed advice on Location for shower and sink.
Comments (6)If you want to put a shower in this bathroom, you are going to have to make the whole room into the shower, with the room floor having a drain. You can put a rainshower head in the center of the room. With the water coming straight down from a rain head, there is less splashing of water than in one with a shower head on the wall. All of the walls and floors have to be waterproofed and then tiled, even the toilet alcove. You can put plastic shims under the toilet to level it, because it cannot sit on a slope. To protect the door, you need a shower curtain that draws across it. You can simply put a shower rod above the door frame going from the wall to the left of the door as you enter the room and connected to the wall that is 2 ft to the right of the door. The curtain can then be pushed into the 2 ft area to the right of the door when there is no one showering. The shower curtain needs to be long enough to drag a little on the floor of the shower. You will want a steep slope from the door to the drain in order to keep the water in the bathroom. This means that the bathroom floor must be at least a couple of inches lower (at the drain) than the room floor next to it. You will have to work with the building permit department where you live to see what their requirements will be for this. Unless this is a ground floor area, you may not have the depth needed to make a safe, flood-proof shower in this room. 42" just does not seem like enough room to do a center drain and get the slope you need, so look into putting a trench drain along the entire wall below the "A", If you do manage to do this, then be very careful if you add a hand-held shower hose. It would be very easy to drop it or lay it on the floor and have water spray under the shower curtain and into the adjoining room. Having a short curb in that doorway would be safest for a shower, but very unsafe for people walking into the bathroom - a real trip hazard! As I think about this, it is beginning to seem more like a project to add a shower to a bedroom, where the shower opens directly into the bedroom and you step over a curb to enter the shower. Your shower just happens to have a toilet and a sink in it. If the door into the bedroom is narrower than the 2 ft to the right of it, you might even be able to have a sliding (or folding) shower door to serve as the door between the shower and the bedroom. If this crazy idea ever comes to life, be sure to put at least one grab bar on the walls, maybe one where your "A" is at. Otherwise, people are going to grab the sink to steady themselves and end up pulling it off the wall. I am going to bet that no jurisdiction in the US allows you to do this....See MoreErrant_gw
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