Tub and Shower Control Valve
#1
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Tub and Shower Control Valve
Just ripped out an old tub/shower unit. The old control valve assembly remains. It's at least 25 years old but works.
Can I get some new trim and slap it on there or do manufacturers make their products so proprietary that I would have to buy a valve from the same manufacturer as the trim e.g. Delta for Delta?
thanks
Syb
Can I get some new trim and slap it on there or do manufacturers make their products so proprietary that I would have to buy a valve from the same manufacturer as the trim e.g. Delta for Delta?
thanks
Syb
#2
You CAN purchase new pretty stuff for most valves, but in 5 years, after your remodel is looking spiffy and the valve malfunctions, or starts leaking, you may have wished for a new one. They aren't terribly expensive, and if your remodel is like most of mine, I highly recommend changing it all out.