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Body Shower: Exposing the Valve Body Body Shower: Exposing the Valve Body From "Ed the Plumber" episode DETP-207

Now that you have chosen a body shower, you'll now begin the installation by exposing the valve body.

Materials:

Curb key
Body shower, included parts and manufacturers instructions
Slip-joint pliers
Hacksaw

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	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D
	Figure E

1. Shut off the water at the main using a curb key.

2. Close the valves at the water heater (figure A).

3. Next, turn off the power to the water heater.

4. Open the hot and cold at the bathroom faucet to relieve the pressure in the lines.

5. Then, open the valve (figure B) to let the remaining water out.

6. Remove the shower arm using slip-joint pliers to loosen it first.

7. Remove any parts you can from the valve body (figure C).

8. Use a hacksaw to cut the water line where you can leave as much copper pipe as possible above the valve body (figure D), then cut either the hot or cold line.

9. Using slip-joint pliers, unscrew the old valve (figure E) off the male adapter and remove.