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Thermostatic blender valve?

Heedtheadvice · 2018-01-06 12:28:50

Hi all, I wish to install a new thermostatic blender valve and am looking for suggestions. I installed one last year but it proved to be a problem so wish to find an economic replacement. The original had non return valves but they started to stick closed; the flow rate was insufficient and on disassembly I found that the…

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southcoastrgi Posts: 6,298 Forumite

9 January 2018 at 11:59PM

You are trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist
W/M are designed to work with cold water so not only you may cause problems but you may invalidate the warentee
TMV are designed to work with equal pressures which is prob the reason your other one didn’t last long & the cold will always take priority in your situation
My opinion is you are wasting your time

I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
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