Any suggestions on a good shower control valve? Any to avoid?



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Franz Fripplfrappl

franz fripplfrappl wrote:
Any suggestions on a good shower control valve? Any to avoid?

Moentrol 3320 or 3330 for the rough-in. Then buy whatever control that
matches the valve, and your needs.

i.e.:

"http://www.faucetdepot.com/faucetdepot/productdetail.asp?link={D563AC80-E710-481A-9BD7-783DE742836E}&Product=4986"
"http://www.faucetdepot.com/faucetdepot/productdetail.asp?link={D563AC80-E710-481A-9BD7-783DE742836E}&Product=2419"

I liked this one because it didn't have all the complex temperature
controls that reduce pressure and increase maintenance.

I use the three way transfer valve for a built in hand shower, that's in
addition to a regular shower head with the pressure reducer removed.
It's really nice to have both a hand shower and regular shower head,
without the funky attachment to the showerhead pipe, and it was less
plumbing and less cost to have the transfer valve integrated with the
shower control. For some reason they say not to use the shower control
valve to divert water to a tub, but I think the reason is that the
volume isn't considered high enough for fast tub filling.

You can also use the transfer valve to divert water to wall jets (spa
shower).

Avoid Delta.