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Water shutoff valve for master bedroom shower

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Do showers generally have their own shutoff like sinks and toilets or do I just shut if off from the main line? And what are some general areas that I should check to find the main shut off valve?

I need to replace a leaky cartridge in the master bedroom shower. Thanks.
 
You should have a main shut off around wherever the water line enters the house. If it's in a crawl space it would probably just be easier to shut it off at the meter instead.
 
It's been code here for probably a decade that all fixtures need a cutoff. If you have a single handle faucet, remove the handle and escutcheon plate, stops should be by the supply lines

This is a delta valve with integrated stops. The silver flat head screw to the left. Some valves don't have then integrated, so plumbers add them to the water lines
Delta-Classic-Universal-Tub-and-Shower-Pex-Valve-Body-with-Stops.jpg
 
It's one reason why I hope to redo all of our supply lines here, convert from copper in slab to Pex in attic (long road before *that* is feasible, though) with everything ran from a central manifold. Walk into utility room and shut off labeled valve, done. Fixture valves per code as well of course (sinks and what not) but yeah.

That valve with the integrated stops looks pretty cool. So you could repair it (new cartridge or somesuch) without having to shut off water to everything? Niiiiice.
 
I really don't see what the big deal is with shutting off the water to the house. Now, if it's an apartment building or something that's a little different.
 
drnickriviera said:
It's been code here for probably a decade that all fixtures need a cutoff. If you have a single handle faucet, remove the handle and escutcheon plate, stops should be by the supply lines

This is a delta valve with integrated stops. The silver flat head screw to the left. Some valves don't have then integrated, so plumbers add them to the water lines
Delta-Classic-Universal-Tub-and-Shower-Pex-Valve-Body-with-Stops.jpg
Click to expand...

May be code where you live, but not where I live.
 
drnickriviera said:
It's been code here for probably a decade that all fixtures need a cutoff. If you have a single handle faucet, remove the handle and escutcheon plate, stops should be by the supply lines

This is a delta valve with integrated stops. The silver flat head screw to the left. Some valves don't have then integrated, so plumbers add them to the water lines
Delta-Classic-Universal-Tub-and-Shower-Pex-Valve-Body-with-Stops.jpg
Click to expand...
A lot of places so not require a shutoff to things like a shower.

Find the Main and shut it off.

You can argue what is or not code for weeks, i his case he needs to shut the main off.

Mine has a screw like a garden hose on the main, go figure.

Wonder how that happened.
 
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