How to adjust hot/cold on an older style Delta 470 faucet

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AdrianeS

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I have an older style Delta 470 single handle faucet and the water comes out either blazing hot or ice cold. I don't get a good mix for warm water at all. Is there a way to adjust this? I do not have the model with the cartridge that has an adjustment on it, I've got the older style ball valve. All the instructions I can find just show how to adjust it on the cartridge.
 

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The ball is supposed to have openings that when placed between the full hot or full cold will mix the water somewhere in between. I have seen limiting devices for limiting the amount of hot water, but if it didn't come with that limiter it wouldn't have any kind of adjustment.
 

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Maybe try to replace the whole assembly. But you gotta be very careful they break easily.
 
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