On Monday, 20 January 2020 13:01:47 UTC, rick wrote:
If you are fitting a freestanding shower, should you fit isolation valve
to H&C feed valves?

The ones that are screwdriver operated are a waste of space. They are invariably seized up when you want them. (The screwdriver slot just mangles up)
The lever operated one are a bit better but often leak when operated a few years later.

They are really ****.

On the flexible connections.
The braid on the flexible bits usually rusts. (I thought it was SS, but it isn't).