Skeeter0055
Dec 27, 2006, 08:25 AM
I am putting in my own shower and need some advise on how to set it up. I would like to have both a his and her sides to the shower with separate valves, diverts, shower heads and body sprays. The bathroom is all new construction and only the framing and floor are in place. My plumbing is CPVC throughout the house with 3/4" source to 1/2" feeds for most appliances (sinks, toilets). My questions are the following.
1.) Since the shower is going to contain (2) separate sides with it's own controls, valves, shower heads... should I use 3/4" for all plumbing or 1/2"? If 1/2", where should I start to reduce the lines?
2.) What is the standard layout for the use of valves and diverts for shower heads and body sprays?
3.) Am I better off using copper for all the plumbing and just tie into the CPVC at a valve where it will branch off from a main line?
4.) I have to install a new valve for this shower branching off from a main line (so I can work on this shower without having to keep the main water off), should I use a compression fitting type or a solvent/glue type? Any benefit one over the other?
Attached is a simple layout I put together... not sure if it is correct, but I have not yet been able to find any diagrams on the internet covering diverts and sprayers. Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks
Mark
1.) Since the shower is going to contain (2) separate sides with it's own controls, valves, shower heads... should I use 3/4" for all plumbing or 1/2"? If 1/2", where should I start to reduce the lines?
2.) What is the standard layout for the use of valves and diverts for shower heads and body sprays?
3.) Am I better off using copper for all the plumbing and just tie into the CPVC at a valve where it will branch off from a main line?
4.) I have to install a new valve for this shower branching off from a main line (so I can work on this shower without having to keep the main water off), should I use a compression fitting type or a solvent/glue type? Any benefit one over the other?
Attached is a simple layout I put together... not sure if it is correct, but I have not yet been able to find any diagrams on the internet covering diverts and sprayers. Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks
Mark