Hi there,
My husband is getting a little too old - there was a once upon a time he was excellent on all phases of construction, electrical & plumbing but there are certain things he says that does not make any sense to me even that I am a novice. (Let me add - he didn't practice his profession for five years and he could be out of the loop)
He built a tub and shower for me and all we needed was the faucet and he wanted me to get the shower head that comes with two handles & a spout and the one I got was the Glacier Bay tub and shower with one handle. Besides getting upset... he said, "this will do the trick but you are not going to like it! When you want to take a BATH the shower head will be on along with the spout - there will be water poring out from both. I tried asking what makes him believe that but he got more upset trying to explain to me.
Well I don't think manufactures will make a product like that. If I will be drawing water from the tub I will be getting wet from the shower? He said, I know these things when I see one. Apparently he is looking at the instrument that goes behind the wall - the diverter?
Looks good. I do have to question one thing however. How high is the valve. It really hard to judge distance from a picture but it looks high to me. Looks about right for a shower but high for a tub. Looks to me like it should be about the level where the pipes are joined together.
We usually install tub/shower valves roughly 3 feet from bottom of tub/shower. 4 feet for shower only. Looks like your valve is within that range. I really think your hubby did a nice job. Let us know when you turn the water on. Lee.
Harold - Thank you for keeping an eye out for us. The valve is 26 inches from the tub and we are installing a tub and shower combo - do you still think it might be a little high?
Lee - Thank you and my husband thanks you. It is roughly 3 feet from the bottom of the tub.
I will let everyone know if the water squirts out from the right places.
Looks good. I hope he has access from the other side or from underneath. I don't see a drain and overflow installed yet. Also hope that outlet is GFI protected.
Good eye! Thank you Harold.
Well no, it is not GFI protected. According to my hubby he says TJ doesn't use grounded?? I am trying to convey his explanation.
Is there a way around it or a fix?
And yes he does have access from the outside and underneath the home.
My husband point to the electrical posts and shoes me that there are only two cables going to each home and apt and hotels. Wow, this is scary.
GFI or ground fault interrupt is totally different from grounding. To put it simply, it detects a condition by which you could shocked. That includes plugging in a hair dryer with wet hands. The NEC (National Electric Cod) requires that all outlets in a bathroom be GFI protected. That can be done by the outlet being a GFI outlet, by installing a GFI breaker or by supplying the outlet from a GFI outlet.
A ground wire is not necessary for a GFI outlet to work. Further more, any ungrounded outlet (the old two hole type) that is replaced with a grounding type outlet (three hole type) it is required to either be a GFI or supplied by a GFI.
The ground wire of your electrical system goes to a ground rod, to a cold water pipe as a second ground point, and back to the pole where it goes to ground again.
Thank you - TJ = Tijuana Mex.
I will read the message to my husband tomorrow and hopefully he can do something about it and fix it or provide more info.
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