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You are overcomplicating this whole thing. Just buy a thermostatic shower valve and have exact temperature control. They use a wax thermostat to precisely cont
by ars 4y ago
You are overcomplicating this whole thing.
Just buy a thermostatic shower valve and have exact temperature control. They use a wax thermostat to precisely control the temperature.
Do not get the more common, and less expensive, temperature-pressure valve.
You can tell the difference because the bad kind has a single dial for both on-off and temperature control. It has no volume control.
The better one has one dial for temperature, and a second dial to turn the water on and control flow.
Mine is marked in degrees, and you just dial in the exact temperature you want, and leave it alone, and it will adjust as hotter water comes in.
- bombela 4y agoMine doesn't have degrees on it, but better than that, it can be adjusted such that the handle being in the neutral position (vertical in this case) is at whatever temperature you want. I set mine to 39°C which is what most people seem to enjoy. Turn it left gets you as cold as the cold supply. And then you can set a soft limit with a positive detente at some higher temp, which I have set to 42°C of course. So that you don't go overboard when turning right. And above that soft limit, you can also set the maximum temp, which I have set to 45°C. And the valve will shutoff if the temperature still manages to go above that.