Hello,
I am in the process of picking out new fixtures for my tub/shower. The only good thing about the current fixtures is a separate handle to switch between tub spout and shower head -- that is, there is no diverter on the tub spout itself. This is nice because we almost exclusively take showers, so the valve is almost always in the right place, and best of all the tub diverter doesn't decide to dump all the water out of the pipe just as I am falling asleep I don't know if that's a universal problem with spout mounted diverters, but it has been the case in a number of bathrooms I've had.
Anyway, in the new bath I am going with a main shower head plus a hand shower, and plan on using a separate diverter valve to switch between them. Specifically I'm looking at using the Delta R11600 valve, which is a 3 port / 6 function unit. Can I put the tub spout on that diverter valve along with the two shower heads and plug the extra outlet on the main control (Delta T17T430)? If so, does it make a difference if I plug the tub or shower outlet on the main valve?
The only issue I can think of is I would need to make sure that the tub spout did not have a functioning integral diverter. Other than that is this a reasonable thing to do, or am I asking for trouble by doing something out of the ordinary?
Thanks!
I am in the process of picking out new fixtures for my tub/shower. The only good thing about the current fixtures is a separate handle to switch between tub spout and shower head -- that is, there is no diverter on the tub spout itself. This is nice because we almost exclusively take showers, so the valve is almost always in the right place, and best of all the tub diverter doesn't decide to dump all the water out of the pipe just as I am falling asleep I don't know if that's a universal problem with spout mounted diverters, but it has been the case in a number of bathrooms I've had.
Anyway, in the new bath I am going with a main shower head plus a hand shower, and plan on using a separate diverter valve to switch between them. Specifically I'm looking at using the Delta R11600 valve, which is a 3 port / 6 function unit. Can I put the tub spout on that diverter valve along with the two shower heads and plug the extra outlet on the main control (Delta T17T430)? If so, does it make a difference if I plug the tub or shower outlet on the main valve?
The only issue I can think of is I would need to make sure that the tub spout did not have a functioning integral diverter. Other than that is this a reasonable thing to do, or am I asking for trouble by doing something out of the ordinary?
Thanks!