Which Plumbing VALVE should I use for my Bathroom Project? | Helpful advice.

[@MMG_MoonManGuitar]

Great advice Rob. Love a lever valve and full bore valves myself. 👍🏾

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Cheers mate! Yep, definitely the go to. Although I do love a cheeky little butterfly valve to spice things up! 🤣👊🏻

[@user-DANWALKER1066]

Yes lever valves all the way never had any problems. Had an isolating valve once only installed for couple of years seize up and when turning the screw part leaked with water! Lever valves all the way!

[@darrylclarke41]

Im all about the lever valves

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Definitely the king of Valves! Does anyone really still use the dreaded Gate Valve???

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

​@@lesterbathrooms3948noooo😂😂😂 god only knows how many handles I've snapped off 😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Ha ha! Got to be in the hundreds! As soon as you look in the airing cupboard and you see the old fashioned ones with the weird spiral handles you know it’s not happening!! 😂😂😅😅

[@stephenweston1807]

I've never actually snapped one but have often had to remove the wheel and use a spanner on the spindle. Even so, rarely have I had one that completely shuts the water off which then involves draining or stopping up the Cold Water tank. I would never fit one!

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

@@stephenweston1807 so true! Even if you have one that turns off, it never fully shuts off the water, even if pinched with grips! Why are they still in production??

[@johno8341]

Excellent informative video! 👍

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Thank you! 👍🏻

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

Only ever use full bore valves 😍😍😍😍 lever butterfly and ballofix

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Just no dramas is it?! Nice one mate 👍🏻👍🏻

[@sevenodonata]

My Da was a plumber and had his own unique vocaubalry to describe gate valves and their makers! 😂

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Oh I’d love to hear that!! Good man.

[@metallitech]

I reckon that non-full-bore could be useful for lowering flow or lower priority to some tap or something else.

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Yeah, definitely might be a good option for lowering flow to a tap with high pressure instead of using a pressure reducing valve. Good advice. 👍🏻

[@sygad1]

Lever valve wherever I can, so much easier to use

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Definitely the most popular choice 👍🏻

[@kevinbenstock8116]

Hi Lester, very informative video, can i ask , what options are there if you have a newly tiled shower /bath room and there is no access to put in isolation valves for a new bar shower, what would you do in this situation, i would also like to see more videos of you working on a project, tiling, plumbing etc. Tips for diyers, thanks love your work.

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Hi Kevin. So you have a newly tiled bathroom but want to install a new bar shower or have an existing one you want to add isolation valves to?

[@9720miller]

Full bore butterfly valves all day long.

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Yes dude!! My favourite 👍🏻

[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

Man after my own heart 👏

[@manuelfalcon564]

important and briliant vidios as usual🙂

[@lesterbathrooms3948]

Thanks dude! What a lovely comment! 😍