I recently replaced my tub faucet and shower with a moen single lever handle. I previously had a moen in there before that was a push pull. I believe it was a moen mpact 62700 model. It had great pressure but the new one does not. The second bath has the same older moen model and no issues. House was built in 94, so original equipment.
I have well water(has 30- 50 psi switch) with 3/4" pvc reduced to 1/2 at the hook ups for the valve. With the cartridge out of the valve, I was getting 6 gpm. With the cartridge in, I got 3 out of the tub pipe.
Moen said the valve is rated for 6 gpm. There is 1/2" copper running to tub spout from valve. I even got 3gpm right at the valve outlet for the tub with no pipe.
I ended up taking the moen back to lowes and got a delta single handle. Still have the same issue if not worse. No soldering involved, just thread tape.
It takes 43 seconds to get 1 gal of hot water. It takes about 22 seconds to get a gal. When handle is in the middle. I get twice the hot water in the second bath and about 3.5- 4 gpm when handle in the middle. The second bath is adjacent to master bath so piping only goes about 6- 8 ft.
Do the newer valves reduce flow that much compared to older? Calling delta's was no help.
Thanks for any help.
I have well water(has 30- 50 psi switch) with 3/4" pvc reduced to 1/2 at the hook ups for the valve. With the cartridge out of the valve, I was getting 6 gpm. With the cartridge in, I got 3 out of the tub pipe.
Moen said the valve is rated for 6 gpm. There is 1/2" copper running to tub spout from valve. I even got 3gpm right at the valve outlet for the tub with no pipe.
I ended up taking the moen back to lowes and got a delta single handle. Still have the same issue if not worse. No soldering involved, just thread tape.
It takes 43 seconds to get 1 gal of hot water. It takes about 22 seconds to get a gal. When handle is in the middle. I get twice the hot water in the second bath and about 3.5- 4 gpm when handle in the middle. The second bath is adjacent to master bath so piping only goes about 6- 8 ft.
Do the newer valves reduce flow that much compared to older? Calling delta's was no help.
Thanks for any help.