KOS wrote the following:
On Mar 20, 5:59 pm, RosemontCrest wrote:

On Mar 20, 2:21 pm, KOS wrote:


First, once I shut the cold and hot water below the pedestal, should
that be best way to shut water or do I have to shut the whole house
off?

The purpose of the shut-off valves at the fixture is so that the water
can be shut off at the fixture without turning off the water supply to
the entire house.


The pipe that goes from the wall to the pedestal- shaped like a U, I
remove that from the wall?

Yes. Stuff a rag in the hole in the wall to prevent sewer gases from
entering the room until you are ready reinstall or install a new
fixture.



Perfect, thats all I wanted to know. I am going to keep the pedestal
but need access to paint the wall. I will change out the fixtures to
another finish so they will go too,. ie shut off valves etc... Sounds
pretty easy.. My real concern was just the shutting off of the h20.
But since you say using the shut off valves is adequate, I will go
with that..


Depending upon the age of the valves, you may find that they still leak
after shutting them off. This is because the gaskets have hardened and
do not seal completely.
Keep a bucket handy.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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