inspectorwill Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Anyone know when shut off valves were required at fixtures in mobile homes? This home manufactured in early 70's has no shut off at the bathroom or kitchen sinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I can't speak for the Golden State, but up here, we don't expect to see shutoffs under the sinks in a mobile home. Sometimes, people have added them, good idea. I believe in the US they are under the HUD jurisdiction. If your unit was lacking them, it's a good bet that's the way it left the factory. They left stuff off for two reasons, to save money and to reduce weight. I have pics of mobile home toilets with plastic toilet tanks. Lovely. Click to Enlarge 42.46 KB Click to Enlarge 59.56 KB Here the $90 Nikon Coolpix captures the water drops falling from the leak in the sink. Fascinating stuff. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patt Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Individual shut off valves are still not required, only a main shut off is. Download Attachment: 24cfr3280.609.pdf 66.36 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Weren't required then. Don't know about now. Go to "library" on the menu bar above, use your cursor to make the sub-menu appear and then click on "File Downloads." Scroll down until you find The HUD Code - MHCSS (Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards at 24 CFR 3280). Check out the section of water distribution systems. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Booth Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Only requirement is main shut-off in the home or, under the home. Most manufacturers today are installing individual fixture valves and whole-house valves within the living space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VivianLaura Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Since you are mentioning the water heater supplies I assume the plumbing you refer to are the water pipes. We have a slew of mobile home factories in our area of Florida and back in the 70's I used to work for them installing the plumbing so I'm familiar with their construction... [Dropped link removed by Editor. Come-on, if you're going to drop your link you could at least try and contribute to the thread.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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