K2
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Hello guys, any recommendations for rough shower valves? Looking for quality, price is trivial...
It will supply just the shower, no tub/no diverter necessary.
It will supply just the shower, no tub/no diverter necessary.
Shower Valve Recommendations
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Jimbo
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Delta R10000 universal rough in valve, 1700 series trim.
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Well, if you have 20 plumbers here, you may get 20 recommendations, but I also prefer the Delta valve with the 1700 trim.
Well, if you have 20 plumbers here, you may get 20 recommendations, but I also prefer the Delta valve with the 1700 trim.
Gary Swart
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For what it's worth, I recently installed a new Delta universal valve with 1700 trim, and it is excellent! I would suggest you not buy any valve from a box store, I believe the sell a cheapo version of the good ones.
Dunbar Plumbing
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Wooooohoooooooooo!
Just installed a Delta R10000 valve yesterday. Best bang for the buck $79 and comes with alternative handles.
Delta has a solid product with the 1700 series. That cartridge never fails.
Just installed a Delta R10000 valve yesterday. Best bang for the buck $79 and comes with alternative handles.
Delta has a solid product with the 1700 series. That cartridge never fails.
K2
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great stuff! Thanks for the advice!
Am I correct in thinking the 1700 series long handle does not do the temp but the pressure? Temp looks like the inner dial/knob. How easy is it to fine tune the temp over the years?
We do NOT want the single-function kind where you need to turn through cold then warm then hot, which seems to be the way the 1300 and some of the 1400 series are. We don't really care about pressure, but is the 1700 the only way to get that now? Don't they make ones like kitchen faucets anymore (those "crystal balls" you rotated for temp, but you lifted for volume control)?
We also want the same kind for bath and kitchen sinks.
We do NOT want the single-function kind where you need to turn through cold then warm then hot, which seems to be the way the 1300 and some of the 1400 series are. We don't really care about pressure, but is the 1700 the only way to get that now? Don't they make ones like kitchen faucets anymore (those "crystal balls" you rotated for temp, but you lifted for volume control)?
We also want the same kind for bath and kitchen sinks.
Gary Swart
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You are thinking right. Turn the water on/off with the long handle and that will also regulate the amount of flow. The water will be at the temperature the anti-scald is adjusted to. You can turn the temperature down with the small handle (more like a knob than handle) but you can't exceed the high temperature. Readjusting the high temperature for the anti-scald is simple enough, but it did take some trial and error at least for an non professional like me.
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The manufacturer's consensus seems to be either,
1. Turn the volume on to the maximum and then adjust the temperater to suit every time you turn the faucet on. Or,
2. Have a means of presetting the temperature and then use the main control to adjust the volume.
3. Moentrol valves may the closest to what you are familiar with in that you can rotate the handle to the approximate temperature while you are pulling out on it to turn the water on.
The manufacturer's consensus seems to be either,
1. Turn the volume on to the maximum and then adjust the temperater to suit every time you turn the faucet on. Or,
2. Have a means of presetting the temperature and then use the main control to adjust the volume.
3. Moentrol valves may the closest to what you are familiar with in that you can rotate the handle to the approximate temperature while you are pulling out on it to turn the water on.
