Faucet temp adjustments

[wheitin]

I have a single handled Moen faucet. Can you tell me if there is a temp adjustment for the faucet. Is it required by various plumbing codes?

[Dunbar Plumbing]

All depends on how new the faucet is, maybe in sync with the age of the home. New construction requires the pressure balancing valves for showering/bathing.

Take pics of your faucet, remove the handle and in less than a second someone can tell you if that cartridge is a pressure balanced one or not.

[dubldare]

Although, there are some older, oddball 'Moentrol' shower valves that use a 1225 (push-pull) cartridge with a separate pressure balancing spool.

[wheitin]

Just so there is no confusion, I am looking for info regarding a sink faucet not a shower faucet. Does that change things?

[dubldare]

Quite a bit.

Is this a residential or commercial application?

Secondly, are you trying to limit the amount of hot water from the faucet?

[wheitin]

Residential. Only limit if needed.

[dubldare]

Generally speaking, temperature limiting/pressure balancing devices are only required on showers in residential applications.

In commercial/public applications, handwashing sinks are required to have devices to limit temperature to 110° max. An additional, overiding factor is if handicapped persons are utilizing the fixture.

A standard Moen lav, or kitchen for that matter, faucet has no temperature limiting capabilities. I know of only a select few lav faucets that have an adjustable handle stop.

Your best bet to achieve limit only function would be a new faucet ( http://www.symmons.com/products/res_...y=4&function=8 ), or adding a standalone mixer (http://www.symmons.com/products/comm...=8&function=19 ) to your existing faucet.

[wheitin]

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