kerry ann
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Sorry if this question has already been asked. I am a homeowner, not a plumber, but I am responsible for acquiring all my materials. "I" am building a walk in shower, with a shower head and a hand held shower only. I purchased a kohler shower head kit on clearance at a big box store. It is for a tub to shower remodel.
As I stated, I will be building a walk in shower.
Inside the box is provided a valve body. Kohler Type P, 1016. It is a diverter for the tub faucet to the shower head. It does have hot and cold water input. It's shaped like a cross, 2 inputs (on the sides, Hot and Cold) and 2 outputs (top and bottom, tub and shower head).
My question is, can I give this to my plumber to use as the diverter for the shower head to the hand shower? Would it then need to be "rigged" (maybe installed upside down? more pressure to shower head than hand shower? I dunno. sorry) I think it could save me money to use this valve, but I only want to do it if it is often done, and it can be done well. (not rigged).
also, is there anything special to note about using the valve in this way?
Finally, I will also need a different valve to turn the shower on and off, and to mix the hot and cold, correct?
thank you so much for the information!! Greatly appreciated!
As I stated, I will be building a walk in shower.
Inside the box is provided a valve body. Kohler Type P, 1016. It is a diverter for the tub faucet to the shower head. It does have hot and cold water input. It's shaped like a cross, 2 inputs (on the sides, Hot and Cold) and 2 outputs (top and bottom, tub and shower head).
My question is, can I give this to my plumber to use as the diverter for the shower head to the hand shower? Would it then need to be "rigged" (maybe installed upside down? more pressure to shower head than hand shower? I dunno. sorry) I think it could save me money to use this valve, but I only want to do it if it is often done, and it can be done well. (not rigged).
also, is there anything special to note about using the valve in this way?
Finally, I will also need a different valve to turn the shower on and off, and to mix the hot and cold, correct?
thank you so much for the information!! Greatly appreciated!