Hello and thank you in advance for your kind assistance! Sorry for the long post, just trying to be sufficiently descriptive.
I'm replacing a Mixet shower cartridge in a home built in the 80s. I suspect the prior owner used the wrong replacement cartridge in the past because not only do we have significant issues controlling water temperature (lukewarm water, unpredictable variation in temperature based on temperature knob position), but also because the cartridge practically fell out of the valve when I removed the retaining nut.
After internet research I bought a BrassCraft SLD1350 for OEM Part MS5AT-C. This cartridge is similar but different from the old cartridge. When I tried to install it, it wouldn't slide all the way into the valve (only about an inch, which also corresponds with a slight narrowing of the inner pipe diameter that I can easily feel with my fingertip). So I went to a different hardware store and purchased a Kissler 711-7045 Mixet replacement cartridge. This cartridge looks more like the old cartridge and I was able to slide it into the valve up to the brass ring. However, the temperature issue remains.
So now I'm trying (again) to find the correct replacement cartridge. Without the "original" cartridge (which was discarded by the previous owner), how can I confirm which cartridge is correct? And since cartridge design apparently varies by manufacturer, what companies offer Mixet replacement parts and what are the corresponding part numbers that I should try? For example I see that Danco offers the 88200, which may be yet another variation in the part design and fit. I've also seen OEM MS5AT-C and OEM MS5A6-PK, so many part numbers ...
I'm replacing a Mixet shower cartridge in a home built in the 80s. I suspect the prior owner used the wrong replacement cartridge in the past because not only do we have significant issues controlling water temperature (lukewarm water, unpredictable variation in temperature based on temperature knob position), but also because the cartridge practically fell out of the valve when I removed the retaining nut.
After internet research I bought a BrassCraft SLD1350 for OEM Part MS5AT-C. This cartridge is similar but different from the old cartridge. When I tried to install it, it wouldn't slide all the way into the valve (only about an inch, which also corresponds with a slight narrowing of the inner pipe diameter that I can easily feel with my fingertip). So I went to a different hardware store and purchased a Kissler 711-7045 Mixet replacement cartridge. This cartridge looks more like the old cartridge and I was able to slide it into the valve up to the brass ring. However, the temperature issue remains.
So now I'm trying (again) to find the correct replacement cartridge. Without the "original" cartridge (which was discarded by the previous owner), how can I confirm which cartridge is correct? And since cartridge design apparently varies by manufacturer, what companies offer Mixet replacement parts and what are the corresponding part numbers that I should try? For example I see that Danco offers the 88200, which may be yet another variation in the part design and fit. I've also seen OEM MS5AT-C and OEM MS5A6-PK, so many part numbers ...