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how to install valves on vanity

  • 23-09-2017 8:22pm
    #1
    Miamiheat
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    previous owner of my house seemed to rely on cowboys for any jobs. I am running into all kind of nasty surprises (electrical, plumbing etc).

    In any case i have a vanity and cabinet in bathroom. A medium whole in the plaster board behind vanity was hidden by a mirror. Difficult to repair with vanity in place. Vanity fittings installed without a counter nut or whatever you call it that holds the taps firmly in place so basically the taps just move around when you touch them to wash your hands (unrelated but shows level of professionalism of installers).
    Said fitting is hooked on cold and hot water (plastic pipes), there are no valves there i can close to separate the unit, move it away from wall and fix the wall. I may want to change the whole sink and cabinet anyways. So my dumb question is if i shut the main water feed that should take care of the cold side but will that cut the flow on the hot water (coming from hot water cylinder upstair) or am i going to be emptying the contents of the hot water cylinder?

    I'd also like to install shut-off valves to each feed (cold and hot) so that any replacement of the unit un the future becomes simpler. Is that easy to do?


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