I have started to replace the valve on my shower. I would have preferred to find hardware that utilized the existing valve, because I didn't want to cut a hole in my wall, but the manufacturer of my old shower is out of business, so I have now cut the hole in my wall. First question is this: there is no shutoff going to this fixture, so I will have to turn off water into the entire home, which always puts the pressure on me while my wife and 2 kids wait anxiously for me to finish the project. I am not fast with projects, especially plumbing. Should I install shut-off valves? Or should I avoid putting shut-offs in an area where they will not be seen (behind an access panel)?
My other questions relate to what the best way to install this would be. The attached picture is my valve, shown from the rear through the new gaping hole in the wall of another bathroom. At this time my plan is to do the following:
1. Cut the pipes at each location marked below and remove old valve.
2. Attach new copper pipe, with appropriate elbows, to new valve
3. use copper connectors to connect to existing pipe
Is this the best approach, or should I heat the connections and remove the old valve that way, and just re-sweat the new valve in? I would think this would yield bad connections.
Also, any general tips would be appreciated. I have sweat a few pipes in the past, but I don't have a lot of experience.
Thanks a lot for any suggestions!
PM
My other questions relate to what the best way to install this would be. The attached picture is my valve, shown from the rear through the new gaping hole in the wall of another bathroom. At this time my plan is to do the following:
1. Cut the pipes at each location marked below and remove old valve.
2. Attach new copper pipe, with appropriate elbows, to new valve
3. use copper connectors to connect to existing pipe
Is this the best approach, or should I heat the connections and remove the old valve that way, and just re-sweat the new valve in? I would think this would yield bad connections.
Also, any general tips would be appreciated. I have sweat a few pipes in the past, but I don't have a lot of experience.
Thanks a lot for any suggestions!
PM