Whenever shower apparatus is installed, a mixing valve will always be installed. A mixing valve will connect both the regular hot water pipe and the conventional cold water pipe. Let’s look at how to make the connections for a shower mixing valve (surface mounted).
How to Make a Shower Mixing Valve Connection
- Find the height of the water pipes, and take into account the spacing for the hot and cold water pipes
- Verify the thickness of the wall and install the mixing valve cartridge embedded in the wall, while maintaining the orientation of the cartridge.
- Connect the mixing valve to the hot and cold water pipes respectively. If there is a discernable deviation, make the necessary adjustments to accommodate the deviation.
Installation Precautions for the Mixing Valve
- Before the installation of the mixing valve, it is important to clean the pipes from any debris or dirt to prevent clogging the mixing valve.
- Make sure the pressure remains balanced between the hot and cold water pressure. If the hot or cold water pressure deviates too far from balance, it is possible to install a pressure reducing valve at the high side of the pressure accordingly, or a booster valve at the low-pressure side accordingly.
- Take care to choose the right marking on the mixing valve. Normally, the red mark will signify the proper position for hot water pipe, and the blue mark will signify the proper position for the cold water pipe. Make sure not to connect the mixing valve badly.
- When installing a solar mixing valve, have the nominal pressure and temperature range of the mixing valve checked to be sure this fits the product specifications for solar mixing valves. If it does not, do not proceed with the installation.
- After the mixing valve is installed and the surface has been cleaned; do not use a corrosive cleaning agent to do this, and instead the surface should be wiped with a sponge to remove any water droplets from the surface, as the use of corrosive cleaning products will damage the surface and significantly reduce the service life of the mixing valve.
In conclusion: that is how to connect a surface mounted shower mixing valve. We hope you find this material useful, for more information of this nature please see our website.