Volume control handle on Hansgrohe PuraVida

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MazdaMan

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Hello. I have a Hansgrohe PuraVida trim which I installed into an iBox. Everything works fine, except that the volume control handle (that's the top one, as the bottom control is for the temperature) isn't perfectly level across the top. It's either tilted slightly to the left or to the right, but I can't get it just right. I may have installed the iBox slightly off level, I'm not sure, but at this point I can't change that. Is there some way to adjust the valve slightly to get the handle to be level and not tilted? Thanks for the help.

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Thanks for the link Terry. If you look at the second image on page 10, you'll see what I'm talking about. The handle adapter goes onto the valve, and both have splines, so I just push the adapter on and tighten the screw. Then the handle goes onto the adapter, and they are also splined. When I put the handle on, and set it to the center position, it's either a little to the left or a little to the right, depending on which spline I use. (With this model, turning the handle to the left sends water to the tub spout, while turning it to the right sends water to the showerhead. In the middle is where no water comes out, and that's where the handle should be level across the top, but isn't.) I'm looking for a way to make an adjustment to the valve to compensate for what might be the iBox being installed slightly off level, or possibly the valve itself being slightly off.

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If the box, and therefore the valve are not perfectly level and plumb, I do not think you'll be able to compensate.

Have you tried talking to the manufacturer?
 

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The iBox manual makes a big thing out of leveling (in both directions) the box when mounting. Once it's set, you can't fix that. I had my plumber tweak it a little bit better to perfect level (knowing the trim would be off if not)... and it made a big difference.
 

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some companies, such as Kohler, use different spline counts on the adapter and handle, so you can adjust the handle position by trying different positions of the adapter
 

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Yes, I checked with Hansgrohe, and they said that once the ibox is in place, you can't change the position of the knob.
 
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