Install a Shower Valve

To deploy a shower valve, you may first want to get rid of the antique valve (as in replacing the shower valve). Next, make certain the copper is clean. Sand off the copper pipes and make sure they're free of solder and burs.

You might cut the copper very close to the vintage valve in order that the new valve will healthy. You can both file this off or warmth the copper and wipe off the blotches of solder with a dry rag whilst it runs. Be cautious not to burn yourself whilst you do that and maintain a sprig bottle and fire extinguisher on hand whenever you operate the torch. Finish through sanding off any ultimate solder and make sure it’s easy around the pipes.

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Remove the plastic cartridge and any housing from the valve frame before doing any soldering; the plastic additives cannot rise up to the warmth. Keep track of how the cartridge got here out because you'll want to position it again in facing the equal route.

Before putting the bathe valve inside the wall, make any changes important. If the valve will go into a bath without a connected bath (inclusive of in this situation), the lowest of the valve wishes to be capped. Make positive not to cap the wrong cease. Position the valve in order that the element that announces "bathe" or "up" is going through up. Follow the usual instructions for soldering copper, and cap the bottom inlet of the valve. Let the valve cool before moving on to the following step.

Apply flux to all the valve connections and the pipe before setting the valve inside the wall.

Maneuver the valve into position. Sometimes it is tough to get the valve into place in the wall due to the fact the gap is tight, so do it simplest as soon as, if viable. Also, be careful now not to drop the valve within the wall as you positioned it into the region.

It is often easiest to place the valve onto the shower riser first and then the perimeters can pop into the sides of the valve. Be certain that the copper pipe pushes in all the manner so you could make an amazing joint. One method is to make a mark approximately 1inch away from the cease of each pipe because of the fitting most effective pushes in about an inch.

Be cautious whilst soldering in small spaces to make sure nothing catches on the hearth; have the spray bottle of water and a fireplace extinguisher prepared. It also can help to moist the wall a bit first with the spray bottle. Since these pipes are usually handiest 1/2 inch, you do not want a huge flame.

Focus on one joint at a time and ensure the solder flows around the joint, especially on the bottom in which it's tough to peer. An inspection mirror will let you see if the solder flowed all of the ways; touch up a place if wished before turning on the water.

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