Shower water runs full blast with (Delta) cartridge installed or not

[johnjh2o]

Delta faucets also have a lifetime warranty, not just on the parts but also on the finish. Moen has had a problem with there balance pressure cartridge sense day one with the spool in the cartridge freezing up.

John

[chirpie]

UPDATE: SOLUTION

OK, you all knew it was going to be a dumb answer right? :-)

I'd like to thank Delta who, upon calling them up on the phone guessed my idiot mistake in less than a minute. (My rep Josh in particular)

So first off, that cartridge does volume and temperature just fine. Second off, NEVER remove the metal plate on the bottom of the cartridge with the assumption that it is a protective face plate.

Yup, that was it. I removed the plate on the bottom of the cartridge. Told 'ya I wasn't too bright. ^_^;

Delta tried to console my idiocy telling me a few plumbers had also assumed it was a removable protective face plate, but man, I still feel a little goofy.

At any rate, there it is for the next person who makes the same mistake I did.

1 - That cartridge works fine with the multi-choice universal shower valve and it does do volume and temp independently

2 - DON'T PULL THE METAL PLATE OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE CARTRIDGE!

OK, that's all for now folks. Thanks again for all your suggestions! ^_^

[phishfood]

Thanks for the update.