Robert Barr wrote:


Integral stops are small shutoffs built in to the
shower valve casting. Often, when you go to use
them after a qtr-century, they won't turn:-(

I would much prefer the access panel in the hall.




Use ball valves. THAT AREN'T MADE IN CHINA!

(Pet peeve -- any time I used a Chinese plumbing component, the job had
to be reworked because of problems in the component.)


Amen, bro. Excellent point.
Jim