Hello All. First post but long time lurker on the forum.
I am remodeling my bathroom and adding a one piece glass wall for the shower. It's 69" long by 32" wide, so my plan is to leave about 24" open on one end and just walk around the glass wall to get in. My challenge is how to turn the water on without getting sprayed by the initial cold water. The control valve is at the end of the wall where the shower head is installed. Unfortunately, I'm past the point of moving the shower control to a more convenient place.
So here's my idea, let me know your opinions please. If I add a solenoid valve (http://www.omega.com/pptst/FSV40.html) to the output of the Delta mixing valve, I could put a switch on the wall (someplace dry) to actuate it. Then I just leave the water controls in usual position, with Delta control valve open. The water stops at the solenoid valve until the switch is thrown. I know there are ready made solutions for this for $100's of dollars, but this would solve my problem for less than 100 bucks.
Will it work? Has anyone done this? I assume it's safe since the solenoid valve is designed for 110VAC operation and UL listed.
Thanks for all the great information on the site!
I am remodeling my bathroom and adding a one piece glass wall for the shower. It's 69" long by 32" wide, so my plan is to leave about 24" open on one end and just walk around the glass wall to get in. My challenge is how to turn the water on without getting sprayed by the initial cold water. The control valve is at the end of the wall where the shower head is installed. Unfortunately, I'm past the point of moving the shower control to a more convenient place.
So here's my idea, let me know your opinions please. If I add a solenoid valve (http://www.omega.com/pptst/FSV40.html) to the output of the Delta mixing valve, I could put a switch on the wall (someplace dry) to actuate it. Then I just leave the water controls in usual position, with Delta control valve open. The water stops at the solenoid valve until the switch is thrown. I know there are ready made solutions for this for $100's of dollars, but this would solve my problem for less than 100 bucks.
Will it work? Has anyone done this? I assume it's safe since the solenoid valve is designed for 110VAC operation and UL listed.
Thanks for all the great information on the site!