Questions tagged [mixing-valve]
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Are recipes for render expressed by ratio of weight or ratio of volume?
I'm currently mixing render to cover ugly brick walls in my front garden.
Let's say I want to use this recipe for the top coat, just for an example:
Cement 1 parts
Lime 1 parts
Sharp Sand 2 parts
Soft Sand 2 parts
The exact recipe isn't critical…
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Remove Price Pfister shower cartridge
I'm trying to replace a Price Pfister single handle (avante?) shower valve.
I've unscrewed the chrome nut that is on the outside, leaving what I believe to be a washer surrounding the valve stem. But just pulling forward on the valve (even with the…
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Thermostatic cartridge stuck
I have a brand new thermostatic concealed cartridge in my shower. THERMOSTATIC CARTRIDGE FOR CVD CONCEALED SHOWER VALVE PRE-JANUARY 2015. When trying to remove it to recalibrate it, the outer brass housing unscrewed from the outer brass fitting. Now…
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Kohler shower mixing valve cartridge replacement
I'm struggling to figure out what cartridge goes with this mixing valve assembly. The trim is Kohler T161117-4A-CP-FB which is discontinued. I assume this doesn't necessarily mean that the cartridge replacement for the mixing valve is discontinued…
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How to remove round screw from shower handle
I've tried all kinds of (16) Hex Keys
SAE: 1/16", 5/64", 3/32", 1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 7/32", 1/4"
Metric: 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6MM
but nothing fits these round screws, please help!
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Why does my boiler inlet pull hot water from the outlet?
Last month we installed a Lochinvar NKC199N, using LP Gas. Attached is a picture here for the reference. We have 4 zones, but let's forget about the other 3 zones as I am having issue with one zone that we use to heat the radiant concrete slab.
The…
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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 from mixing valve down to spout and up to…
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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 excessive buildup may cause gaskets to not seal anymore…
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