Have a house the we had built and had a plumber do the plumbing. We have plumbing (bathrooms/kitchen/laundry/etc) grouped at each end of the house. We have shutoffs for the sinks, toilets, etc but not for the showers/tubs - this seems pretty standard. If I have an issue with a shower valve (which I actually have now - fortunately it isn't leaking, just not working right) I have to shut off the water for the whole house to repair it. Seems like a cold shutoff in the line to each end of the house would allow me to have operational water in the other end of the house and a big plus. I have a water heater on each side of the house so the hot water can be shut off for each side but not the cold water. Thinking about adding a couple valves in the cold water when I tackle the shower valve repair.
Just wondering if this type of valve arrangement is done very often. I realize it adds a bit of cost but not having shut off valves for the showers/tubs while having them for all the other fixtures seems odd.
Just wondering if this type of valve arrangement is done very often. I realize it adds a bit of cost but not having shut off valves for the showers/tubs while having them for all the other fixtures seems odd.