Hello,
I just joined the forum because I need help with a new tub/shower valve I just installed. This is a new installation and I have easy access to all the piping. It is a Delta 13/14 multi-choice valve.
The issue is when I turn on the valve plenty of water comes out if the tub spout (actually it's just the 1/2" stub out and no spout yet), but the water trickles out of the shower the whole time.
After researching everything I can the only possible cause I can find is that the tub spout is about 27" below the valve (the shower head is about the same height above the valve). The problem is that the manual says the tub spout should be a minimum of 8" below the valve and a maximum of 18" below. I wonder if the extra 10" of pipe is causing a restriction that is forcing water up and out of the shower head.
I guess the only other information I can give is the setup:
The main line is 1" line from the well to the house at about 60psi and the flow from outside can peg my flow gauge. 1" runs to 3/4" to the bathroom with 1/2" going up to the valve. 1/2" also runs to the tub spout and shower head.
If the problem is the extra length of pipe I wonder if I can replace the middle section of pipe between the valve and the tub spout with 1" to reduce the drag/restriction.
,Terry
I just joined the forum because I need help with a new tub/shower valve I just installed. This is a new installation and I have easy access to all the piping. It is a Delta 13/14 multi-choice valve.
The issue is when I turn on the valve plenty of water comes out if the tub spout (actually it's just the 1/2" stub out and no spout yet), but the water trickles out of the shower the whole time.
After researching everything I can the only possible cause I can find is that the tub spout is about 27" below the valve (the shower head is about the same height above the valve). The problem is that the manual says the tub spout should be a minimum of 8" below the valve and a maximum of 18" below. I wonder if the extra 10" of pipe is causing a restriction that is forcing water up and out of the shower head.
I guess the only other information I can give is the setup:
The main line is 1" line from the well to the house at about 60psi and the flow from outside can peg my flow gauge. 1" runs to 3/4" to the bathroom with 1/2" going up to the valve. 1/2" also runs to the tub spout and shower head.
If the problem is the extra length of pipe I wonder if I can replace the middle section of pipe between the valve and the tub spout with 1" to reduce the drag/restriction.
,Terry