Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Wonder if anyone knows where the water shut off is for the bath tub faucet?

i live in a condo and am remodelling my bathroom. I dont' see the water shut off for the bath tub faucet and shower head. the only vaulves i see are for the sink and the toilet. How can you work on the walls in my case?Wonder if anyone knows where the water shut off is for the bath tub faucet?
In most cases the tub does not have separate shut offs. You have to shut of the main.Wonder if anyone knows where the water shut off is for the bath tub faucet?
You can still dew a shower restoration with the taps turned off take the handles off and the spout to the tub off,if your not moving the shower you can replace the tub but not the drop on the showerhead part.I usually work around it just fine.
Generally, there is no shutoff for a tub/shower supply. You have to turn off the main water valve to the condo. This is generally a ball valve (valve with a handle that only goes 1/4 turn) somewhere downstream of the water meter. If you can't find it, you can shut off the valve on the water meter. But, these valves can leak if they're old, meaning the water supply will not be shut off completely.
If there is a shut off valve it will be behind a small acess door located on the oposite side of the wall behind the bathtub faucets. There may not be a cut off valve. If there is no valve then you will have to turn the water off at the main valve into the condo.

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