Sly
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I'm looking at various exposed tub fillers with hand shower. I haven't talked with county inspections yet but anticipate needing an anti-scald device to meet code. Very few of these have thermostatic or pressure balance valves...that would be incompatible with the 'classic' look anyway.
I'm seeing recommendations to use something called remote inline pressure balance valves, like the Grohe 35204. Do these things work?
Installation instructions are hard to track down but from what I can tell they aren't adjustable, even internally, and work by shutting off flow altogether when a pressure imbalance occurs. Since there appears to be no adjustment, I'm concerned whether I can get a good flow of hot water when I want a hot bath; also whether these severely restrict flow, or are otherwise problematic.
Is there a better alternative for this application?
If the remote pressure balance valves are an issue, one potentially hare-brained (non-plumber / engineer) idea I had was to use a thermostatic valve on the tub filler's hot line only, set it on the highest internal setting, and install in an out-of-the-way location. That would still give me the 'classic' look with hot and cold running water that's also temperature limited. Not sure if that meets code though.
Appreciate folks' ideas.
I'm seeing recommendations to use something called remote inline pressure balance valves, like the Grohe 35204. Do these things work?
Installation instructions are hard to track down but from what I can tell they aren't adjustable, even internally, and work by shutting off flow altogether when a pressure imbalance occurs. Since there appears to be no adjustment, I'm concerned whether I can get a good flow of hot water when I want a hot bath; also whether these severely restrict flow, or are otherwise problematic.
Is there a better alternative for this application?
If the remote pressure balance valves are an issue, one potentially hare-brained (non-plumber / engineer) idea I had was to use a thermostatic valve on the tub filler's hot line only, set it on the highest internal setting, and install in an out-of-the-way location. That would still give me the 'classic' look with hot and cold running water that's also temperature limited. Not sure if that meets code though.
Appreciate folks' ideas.