chrisrob31
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So I gutted my bathroom and am installing a new shower. I bought a single lever Delta valve and the corresponding rough-in housing for it.
After piping everything up, this is what happens.
If I open the cold water valve, there are no leaks and no water flows, but when I turn the lever 'on', nothing happens.
If I then open the hot water valve, water just starts flowing from the tub spout...even with the lever in the 'off' position. Moving the lever does nothing and water just continues to flow from the tub spout until I shut off the valve.
What I find really interesting is that if I open the hot water valve first, there are no leaks and no water flows, but if I then open up the cold water valve, water flows from the tub spout and the lever does nothing.
So the bottom line is, when BOTH hot & cold water valves are opened up, water flows from the tub spout and the lever does nothing. I can't shut the water off.
Any ideas? Did I buy the wrong type of valve?
After piping everything up, this is what happens.
If I open the cold water valve, there are no leaks and no water flows, but when I turn the lever 'on', nothing happens.
If I then open the hot water valve, water just starts flowing from the tub spout...even with the lever in the 'off' position. Moving the lever does nothing and water just continues to flow from the tub spout until I shut off the valve.
What I find really interesting is that if I open the hot water valve first, there are no leaks and no water flows, but if I then open up the cold water valve, water flows from the tub spout and the lever does nothing.
So the bottom line is, when BOTH hot & cold water valves are opened up, water flows from the tub spout and the lever does nothing. I can't shut the water off.
Any ideas? Did I buy the wrong type of valve?