Flexible hose use

[bunnymcl]

I need advice ASAP. I am in the middle having my master bath redone and the plumber just left. He used the flexible stainless steel pipe, (ie for a washing machine) to go from the shower plumbing comes up from the floor, under the floor and then to a soaking tub faucet about a foot away.... that also has flexible connections. Now I am reading that those hoses are supposed to be changed every ten years..... not possible once enclosed in a tiled wall.... and catastrophic if it fails.
Is this a normal way to plumb now? My husband usually does all the small jobs and always uses the heavier copper pipe and was surprised at how it was done. We don't want to cause a problem but we also want it done right.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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[Twowaxhack]

Take some pics

 

[JG plumbing]

We don't use flex hoses in locations that are inaccessible. If a faucet needs to be hooked up in an inaccessible location we bend metal tube.

 

[Geofd]

If he just left don't let them move forward until,it's piped correctly

 

[bunnymcl]

Thanks so so much for the input That is what I was afraid of but nice to get some professional opinions before we look at our options and talk with plumber. The project manager coming over in AM so we see what we can work out. Bumming out my Fourth of July!

Here is the set up..... hot and cold from floor where it goes up to shower head and he t'd off with flex hose and when back down..... husband has no idea why he didn't t from floor joist (I am thinking more difficult and costly). What you see is inside replacement shower that will be enclosed in cement board and marble tile so not accessible (you can see shower pan lip at bottom of picture)
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And this is the other side of wall where the flex comes up and will be attached to a free standing tub filler (that also has a flex fitting, all the units seem to do it this way, this is by Jaczzi so a nice unit) The tub is a small, 41inch Siglo soaking tub that will be to the right of the filler plumbing. This wall will also be covered in tile so not accessible.


So there you see our problem.

 

[Twowaxhack]

I wouldn’t let any of them back into my house.

 

[sawguy]

Are you sure it wasn't Helen Keller that did the soldering? This guy is bad!

 

[Tim Whistler]

lol- yeah, definitely should be hard piped.

 

[bunnymcl]

Thanks again for all the input. The project manager was in complete agreement that it was not done right. The plumber (with arms crossed and obviously unhappy) came back and hard copper plumbed to right below where the tub faucet will be mounted soon floor, the faucet has flexible connections which I guess most do. There will be an access panel so down the road the faucet can be changed out.
We find it very strange to us someone who is a Master Plumber with 40 years experience would do that but all is well that ends well. And we would never hire or recommend him to others.

 

[JG plumbing]

People over emphasize experience. It doesn't mean anything to do something wrong or lazy for 40 years. Just that you have lots of practice being horrible.

 

[arctic bill]

this is why it is very important to get plumbing jobs inspected.

 

[Jeff Handy]

I did better and prettier soldering than that, after just a few times practicing on pipe scraps.

 

[sawguy]

I did better and prettier soldering than that, after just a few times practicing on pipe scraps.

 

[sawguy]

Jeff, a blind person could have done better. Maybe the folks on here are too young to know who Helen Keller is.

 

[Jeff Handy]

Not a PC reference or joke, but we all used it back in the day.
Before everyone got on their PC high horse.
I make fun of everything and everyone, myself included.
Now it is likely to get you “cancelled” on social media.

 

[Jeff Handy]

I have to admit, I still get pretty choked up when Helen finally says “Wawa” in “The Miracle Worker”.
Patty Duke was so great in that movie.

 

[sawguy]

I'm really not into PC, whatever makes you laugh! Life is too short to be conditioned by others. Hey! Lets move on! Jeff you give great advice...keep it up!

 

[bunnymcl]

Since I am on a roll with you guys I will ask another question.......
We have a free standing Jacuzzi tub filler that has not yet been installed. Have a Siglo, 41 inch tub. The tiler has completed the floor tile installation and now at 3 am we are looking at it and wondering if it is okay to mount the unit on top of porcelain tile. Our concern is the the tile will crack. Sigh, we would do things differently now but as they say..... 'you don't know what you don't know."
Are we being over concerned of its installation?
Thanks again.......

 

[SHEPLMBR]

If I am not mistaken, that is how the are usually mounted. Can you take some pictures of where you are talking about?

 

[sawguy]

If the tile was installed properly with thinset mortar you should be ok. What do you have for floor trusses? You could check with the truss co. to find out weight deflection per sq ft. Your tub filled to capacity (50 gal) I believe, and 1 person should weigh in around 600+ pounds.