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Shower isolating valve - where to put it?

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clanger...@yahoo.co.uk

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May 2, 2013, 4:24:32 AM5/2/13
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Where is the shower isolating valves normally placed so that it is
easily accessible at a later date for maintenance? The pipework for my
shower will all be under the floor and in a partition wall so I can't
think where to put it.

Andy Champ

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May 2, 2013, 4:57:42 AM5/2/13
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What kind of shower?

Tank outlet if all else fails.

Andy

clanger...@yahoo.co.uk

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May 2, 2013, 5:16:45 AM5/2/13
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On 2 May, 09:57, Andy Champ <no....@nospam.invalid> wrote:
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> What kind of shower?
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> Tank outlet if all else fails.
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> Andy

Sorry, it's an electric shower fed straight off the mains. There is
already an isolating valve on the main pipe that feeds the shower but
that also feeds the bath, washbasin etc., and I think a separate
isolating valve is necessary for the shower.

Dave Liquorice

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May 2, 2013, 5:21:39 AM5/2/13
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On Thu, 02 May 2013 09:57:42 +0100, Andy Champ wrote:

>> Where is the shower isolating valves normally placed so that it is
>> easily accessible at a later date for maintenance?

How many valves? You start with plural then drop to singular. The obvious
is answer is where they are accessible...

> Tank outlet if all else fails.

Or behind an accessible and removeable access panel.

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Dave.



Andrew Gabriel

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May 2, 2013, 6:02:37 AM5/2/13
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In article <c75fc214-17b6-41fd...@o9g2000vbk.googlegroups.com>,
I have the pipework for mine emerging from the wall under the bath,
where there are isolating valves which you access by removing the
bath panel (actually, hinging it up in this case, as it hangs on
hinges from a piece of 3x2).

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Andy Champ

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May 2, 2013, 12:50:13 PM5/2/13
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On 02/05/2013 10:16, clanger...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Sorry, it's an electric shower fed straight off the mains. There is
> already an isolating valve on the main pipe that feeds the shower but
> that also feeds the bath, washbasin etc., and I think a separate
> isolating valve is necessary for the shower.

I wouldn't worry about it. If you need to fiddle with it, you turn the
mains off. It's not as if there is a couple of tons of water in a loft
tank you'd have to drain first (been there...)

Andy

Harry Bloomfield

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May 2, 2013, 12:59:59 PM5/2/13
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clanger...@yahoo.co.uk pretended :
We already had one under the bath, behind the bat panel, but I added a
second even more accessible one next to the shower, one of those chrome
1/4 turn with a screwdriver ones.

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Fred

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May 6, 2013, 4:11:53 PM5/6/13
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On Thu, 02 May 2013 17:50:13 +0100, Andy Champ <no....@nospam.invalid>
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>I wouldn't worry about it. If you need to fiddle with it, you turn the
>mains off. It's not as if there is a couple of tons of water in a loft
>tank you'd have to drain first (been there...)

Do they also work to do the opposite: to keep air out? I have had
times when I have drained the pipes whilst working on them but the
shower instructions say the shower pump should not be used to prime
the shower and that it can be damaged by pumping air.

Valves under the bath seem the easiest place but if you silicone the
panel in place to keep the water out (essential if it's an mdf panel),
it's not always quick and easy to get to the valves. I'm not sure
where else you could put them if your pipes are not visible though.
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