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Shower Cartridge Identification
Can anyone help identify this shower Cartridge? There are no visible manufacturer identifiers on the cartridge or the rest of the components. “0088 7 A450" appears to be stamped into the little ...
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Why is my shower faucet not stateless?
The faucet handle for my shower has one degree of freedom (rotating either clockwise or counter-clockwise) and does not allow controlling flow independently of temperature. The handle turns clockwise ...
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Why were the cold and hot water lines tee’d in this shower rough valve?
I am replacing the shower rough valve for my tub/shower and the inlet lines were tee’d with a vertical section of pipe and capped off. Why was this done and do I need to do the same thing when I go to ...
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How do I repair this pressure-balanced shower valve?
We have 3-year-old shower with a "pressure-balanced" valve that is suppose to keep us from getting scalded when someone flushes the toilet. It worked fine for a while, but now temperature ...
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Would using two mixing valves increase flow rate over a mixing and diverter valve?
We're redoing our bathroom. I'd like to have a tub spout, two body jets, and shower head.
Original Plan
My original plan was to have the hot and cold water lines come into a mixing valve, run a line ...
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Mixing valve mineral buildup cleaning
Is there a chemical way, preferably by soaking, to remove mineral buildup from mixing valve parts, which would make it unnecessary to do tedious brushing? Also, do you think it is possible that ...
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