Just moved into a 16 year old house. All the shower valves (Barand Cannon Cove Collection) appear to have bad cartridges. The valve s have a thermostatic cartridge. The hot water temperature at the bathroom sinks is great (140-150 degrees F). However, the showers only have luke warm water (105 degrees F) with the valve full hot. I adjusted the stops on the valve to allow full hot and it made little, if any difference. My understanding is Barand is no longer in business and cartridges are very difficult to obtain, if at all. Three questions.....
1. What actually happens to the cartridge that it prevents proper operation?
2. Any tricks for removing the cartridge? It looks like the large brass retaining nut has little chance of being removed without being damaged and striped.
3. Any known cartridge availability?
Thanks.
1. What actually happens to the cartridge that it prevents proper operation?
2. Any tricks for removing the cartridge? It looks like the large brass retaining nut has little chance of being removed without being damaged and striped.
3. Any known cartridge availability?
Thanks.