Hi all
I'm fitting a new bathroom, and am replacing all the plumbing from the point of entry to the bathroom to sink, bath and toilet (one floor flat).
I read somewhere that it's now part of building regs that I have to install an isolation valve on every separate unit? ie one on every supply pipe.
Is that true, or can i just fit one isolation valve on each of the feed pipes coming into the bathroom?
What happens if I don't comply with this building regs rule ie. dont fit the extra isolation valves?
At the moment, there are no isolation valves on any of the units in the bathroom
Many thanks
Matt
2006-12-04 02:54:32 · 5 answers · asked by Matty 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
I agree with Fergie. Even if local codes don't require them, it is a good idea. There will be times that you will need to replace the valve or flapper in your toilet tank or you will have to replace a washer in your sink faucet. It is much simpler to isolate one fixture than to shut the water off to the entire house for a simple repair.
Well worth the cost to install shut-off valves than to deal with the mess in an emergency. If the toilet overflows, it is quicker to shut off the valve than to let it overflow while you are trying to get the toilet unstopped.
2006-12-05 15:02:52 · answer #1 · answered by woodenwater1959 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to fit an isolating valve to the toilet - for the cost of the valves (less than £2) it is easier for the future to fit them to the handbasin - you dont have to fit them to the bath tho,
As to regs - if you sell your house some finnicky person might ask you to fit them but then all you have to do is to fit them
2006-12-04 10:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by max 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we call them shut off vales in the USA. I have a 1970's house with a basement, and I have them on almost everything, to the point i think its overkill
The ones i have tried to close were stuck closed from 35 years of crud, and i had to replace them anyway
2006-12-04 21:13:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you dont have to but it is a good idea to plan ahead if you have to make repairs to that area without cutting off everthing
2006-12-04 10:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by Fergie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you do not install them you will regret it later
2006-12-04 11:12:18 · answer #5 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋