Non Thermostatic Shower Valve

Advantages of thermostatic shower valves.

Non thermostatic shower valve. If either hot or cold water fails thermostatic valves will shut off to prevent scalding. With this valve you can change the flow volume without affecting the temperature which is a great feature. Skip to main content.

Manual valves differ from thermostatic valves in that they do not regulate the water temperature for you. With their single lever design however they are very simple to use and it s possible for you to control the water flow and temperature to your shower with just the one hand. Usually a thermostatic shower valve has 2 or 3 handles depending on how many outlets you want to control.

Non thermostatic shower valve finish. While your water heater can be set to 140 f to protect against bacterial contamination the water coming out of your shower head can always be 100 f a maximum output temperature is set on the valve. For complete control over temperature choose a manual shower mixer such as the modern manual shower mixer including a wall plate and kit.

Chrome more finishes available similar products. As you probably know a pressure balanced valve on the other hand creates slower pressure with hotter water and vice versa. Brushed nickel more finishes available similar products.

If there is a sudden reduction in incoming flow of hot or cold the thermostatic valve will respond to compensate and keep a constant temperature. The advantage with thermostatic valves is the direct control over output temperature. Just turn down the water flow while shampooing or shaving.

Alternative shower mixer valves include the galston square shower mixer bar valve and modern thermostatic shower mixer bar with a quality brass body. Find tub shower valves at lowe s today. The benefit as carolyn mentioned to the thermostatic valves vs pressure balanced is that the temperature and pressure flow are not affected by each other.