bobkool
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Hello,
My dad purchased two Delta knob handle to lever conversion kits for 600 series tub shower for his 35 year old house. (No idea if he has 600 series anything). These are the ones that contain the metal ball valve, they are not the plastic cartridge types. One obviously wasn't the right one because there was no hole in the bottom of the plate for the diverter rod that sticks out (i wound up re-using the old plate). The issue i am writing about though is that now when you turn the handle to the left cold water comes out and you have to rotate it to the right to get hot water. This is opposite of what it was before. Turning the ball upside-down does not work for a couple reasons First the set screw in the handle mates to a flat spot at the end of the rod that is welded to the ball and that is only flat on one side, so the handle would be upside down if mounted correctly. Second, because of the geometry of the holes in the ball, when you want to turn the shower off you would have to pull the handle out away from the wall not push it in. So obviously turning the ball 180° is not the answer. I can access the pipes behind the wall and the hot water is on the left hand side as you face the shower from the user's position.
Any thoughts/help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
My dad purchased two Delta knob handle to lever conversion kits for 600 series tub shower for his 35 year old house. (No idea if he has 600 series anything). These are the ones that contain the metal ball valve, they are not the plastic cartridge types. One obviously wasn't the right one because there was no hole in the bottom of the plate for the diverter rod that sticks out (i wound up re-using the old plate). The issue i am writing about though is that now when you turn the handle to the left cold water comes out and you have to rotate it to the right to get hot water. This is opposite of what it was before. Turning the ball upside-down does not work for a couple reasons First the set screw in the handle mates to a flat spot at the end of the rod that is welded to the ball and that is only flat on one side, so the handle would be upside down if mounted correctly. Second, because of the geometry of the holes in the ball, when you want to turn the shower off you would have to pull the handle out away from the wall not push it in. So obviously turning the ball 180° is not the answer. I can access the pipes behind the wall and the hot water is on the left hand side as you face the shower from the user's position.
- Did he purchase the wrong type replacement parts?
- Do they sell a reversing ball?
- Is it possible to purchase one of those cartridge units instead to do this with to convert it?
- Am I not getting something that I did wrong with the installation?
Any thoughts/help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
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