Installed A Thermostatic Shower Mixer Valve
I’ve always hated the faucet in our Lance 1121 shower. It was the typical cheepo plastic two handle model that looks like a sink faucet with a connector for a shower hose. It was difficult to adjust t...
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ScottG wrote:
I'm curious though; what happens when it starts running out of hot water?
The flow becomes a drizzle.
I love thermostatic valves and had several of them installed in previous house.
The new house has triple shower in master, but all tiled up with stucco outside, so can't convert to European type plumbing without ripping good finishes, but I am still working on it.
2nd bath has closet behind shower, where I can cut drywall and install new valve from the behind. So far the only thermostat valve I managed to install is in .... garage.
I would add additional comment about original poster adding new valve to the shower.
We both had very irritating vanity faucets with push-in diverter and single knobs, where adjusting warm water for the shower take lot of try-by-error.
Than diverter adds to the hassle.
When OP went for additional valve, my shower stall is smaller, so such valve would take precious space, while the thermostatic diverter valve I pictured makes everything 2-finger operation.
Shutting off water at shower head drips water and still gives you temperature surges, thermostat or not, while turning off the flow on main valve is almost foolproof.
There is always more than 1 way to deal with each issue.
