Chris Fox
Member
my dad needed a little help preping for a grout job in a hall bathroom. New tile and new fxtures, he decided to replace the older Moen shower/bath fixtures for a new updated Kohler setup.
With new tile up and ready for grout I had to stop him for moving forward - the new fixture just isnt going to mount on. I consider myself a novice DIY plumber and havent tackled a retro fit job like this.
So my questions are:
1. How much room should I leave around the new control valve?
2. The control valve has 4 threaded ports, where will I get my play for adjustment? to the shower and tub spouts since there wont be much movement from hot/cold lines?
3.pipe dope or teflon tape for the threaded connection? MAP gas heat will affect this?
4. How much room should I leave on all 4 lines for soldering in new control valve? this ties back to question #1 - I dont want to remove toom any tiles but want to have some leeway?
5. The existing Moen valve have the hot/cold set back about 3/4" off center from the shower/tub lines whereas the Kohler have all 4 lines in the same plane/distance? Will this matter? THinking the shower and bath copper lines will flex?
thanks in advance...
Chris
With new tile up and ready for grout I had to stop him for moving forward - the new fixture just isnt going to mount on. I consider myself a novice DIY plumber and havent tackled a retro fit job like this.
So my questions are:
1. How much room should I leave around the new control valve?
2. The control valve has 4 threaded ports, where will I get my play for adjustment? to the shower and tub spouts since there wont be much movement from hot/cold lines?
3.pipe dope or teflon tape for the threaded connection? MAP gas heat will affect this?
4. How much room should I leave on all 4 lines for soldering in new control valve? this ties back to question #1 - I dont want to remove toom any tiles but want to have some leeway?
5. The existing Moen valve have the hot/cold set back about 3/4" off center from the shower/tub lines whereas the Kohler have all 4 lines in the same plane/distance? Will this matter? THinking the shower and bath copper lines will flex?
thanks in advance...
Chris