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Changing mixer valve

  • 31-01-2022 12:28pm
    #1
    Useless Lump
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭


    im living in a building that has guys they call for maintenance.

    I don’t like them being in my place when I’m not there and because I work Monday to Friday 8 to 5 that is when they come

    i need to replace the mixer valve for the shower. Im more than able to do this myself but I won’t be able to shut if the water.

    Does that matter? Will the water go the drain anyway or will it shoot straight out in force?



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  • #2
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Very difficult to say. If the building pressurizes the water then it may come out with the force of a fireman's hose. You could end up flooding your place & apartments below.

    Not all mixer valves are easy to do. One valve needs to be drilled out. Another valve comes in about 40 pieces. Drop this on the floor & you will have a jigsaw to keep yourself entertained. Then there is the insurance issue to think about.

    I'm in the shower repair business. Some people leave a key out. Some get family or neighbor to be there. Some take a half day off work & tie it in with other appointments like the dentist.



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