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Measures the diameter of the valve and try and match up the size in your local Plumbing store.
If it is truly a vintage valve and not a new one made to give the effect you can also try building material recovery (recycling) companies. The difficulty is identifying the thread used.
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What is a valve trim?
That is the handles, screws, face plate and everything except the rough in valve. The rough in is the main body of the valve that is installed in the wall before drywalling or putting the tub/shower in. The trim is put on after the walls are finished.
What are the two screws next to the valve on your shower?
If you mean shower valve, screws are for shower valve coverplate.
Where is shower valve?
Behind shower valve handle and trim plate
How do i Update moen shower valve?
Cut out the drywall in the wall behind the shower. Replace the valve. Patch the drywall.
Why do you have to turn on cold water first to get hot water to work in shower?
On single handle shower valves, designed to let cold water first and turn handle farther to mix hot water to desired setting. If hot water turned on first, possibility of getting scalded. If seperate hot/cold handles for shower, shower valve needs work.
How do you install the cpvc plumbing on the round single shower handles that twist in a circle?
On the back of the valve/diverter there are either four or three openings. One on either side for hot and cold water coming into the valve and one on top going up to the shower arm. If it is there the fourth opening is on the bottom and would go to the tub spout. Depending on the design you may have to solder adapters for the cpvc fittings into the openings of the valve.
Shower valve leaking?
A leaking shower valve by installing a new cartridge.
Do you need to replace the existing shower valve if you want to change the exterior fixtures?
Not always, there is a standard shower valve that most handles will work for. it depends on what your set up is. As far as the shower head is concerned you should be able to put anything on.As I'm standing at Home Depot looking at all the different shower valves on the display I wonder which one is the "standard" that all handles and trim fit on. The fact is unless you are replacing with it the same valve or in some cases the same brand all the trim plates and handles have to be changed.*It TOTALLY depends on the brand and make of your faucet. You would have to determine what brand the faucet is(ex. Moen, Delta), The next move is to determine which model it is(ex. Moen Heritage, Delta Leland). Then you get their own catalogue # and determine what cover plate, handle and screws will fit onto your existing faucet, order them, and replace them. ALL FAUCETS AND THEIR PARTS ARE MADE DIFFERENTLY!!!*Cheers, QuiteSomethingAns 4 - YES, you DO need to replace this valve unless your new fixture is identical
How can you determine if you need a new valve or just a trim kit to change a tub and shower faucet when staying with the same set up?
A trim kit is just the outside parts that you see. This will make you faucet look better, but it wont affect the function of your old valve. If your shower valve doesn't work right, replace it.
Why is the water still running in the tub when the shower stem is turned fully in shower setting?
The valve is not be diverting all the water. This valve may need to be replaced.
If the bathroom shower water is not usually warm but all other faucets are fine what is wrong with this shower?
Shower valve is bad.ANS 2 - OR possibly the orifice in the shower valve is plugged with sediment or rust, -A very common problem. Can be cleaned out quite easily in most cases.
How do you keep shower temperature from changing when someone flushes the toilet or uses another sink?
Your water pressure is low. Consequently, when cold water is diverted to another application such as a toilet or a sink, the amount of cold water available at the shower mixing valve decreases as the low pressure is unable to keep up with the shower's demand. This causes a hotter mixture at the shower head. The solution is to either improve the cold water supply to the shower or to replace the shower control valve with a temperature compensating type. Pressure balancing is the cheapest and simply changes the shower temperature according to the pressure in the cold and hot water lines. When the toilet or sink is used, reduced pressure to the shower valve is detected and the valve reduces the hot water pressure, thereby maintaining the temperature. The more sophisticated approach is a thermostatic shower control valve. These are significantly more expensive, but will not reduce the pressure at the shower head (a drawback of the pressure balancing valve). The thermostatic valve would be required when one shower control valve is operating several shower heads. Moen, Kohler and Delta all make both types of control valves. They can be readily obtained from a local plumbing supply house.
