Calvin608
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I have an older home and am remodeling the bathroom. I want to change the tub/shower faucet, valve and head. After opening the wall I noticed a T coming off the shower head stem with a pipe going down through the floor. I have the ceiling out of the room under it and noticed that the 1/2" copper pipe has a 1/4" pipe ran into it, hammered tight and then soldered. The 1/4" pipe then disappears into the wall where the main plumbing stack and piping are. I would like to know what that pipe is for and if i can remove/cap it to install the new shower valve and stem. I have attached a picture showing the old valve and where the pipe comes off.
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