installed a hot water mixing valve with the cold/hot lines reversed. Will the valve still work. Or is it oneway?? Thanks to Tarilbla for answering my previous question and supporting my theory that the mixing valve was bad. I replaced it now. But in the aforementioned position. DUH. Also will the mixing valve work upside down providing the connections are made right? This seems like the easiest way to install it.
2007-12-19 04:07:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The valve will work in any direction you wish to install it. Just remember that the hot water & cold water directions are different than what is normal. Also, the mixing valve will work.
2007-12-19 04:18:43 · answer #1 · answered by kraftie 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You will need to install the lines correct, hot to hot , and cold to cold, within most mixing valves there is a device to prevent anyone getting burned if you lose cold water pressure. Good rule of thumb for piping is hot is always on left side, cold on right side. This is standard unless a shade tree plumber did the plumbing. Take your time with the work, once done you will have the knowledge and experience to tell someone else one day.
2007-12-19 12:31:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't matter, just make sure you remember, so when you turn it on to get in the shower or something you don't burn yourself. There is nothing special inside that says one side has to be hot water it just biases flows from the cold and hot lines and mixes them together and shoots them out the spigot!
2007-12-20 12:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by skibm80 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just remember that if you intalled it backwords you must ajust it backwords. you are now going to blend hot into cold instead of cold into hot.
2007-12-19 12:56:42 · answer #4 · answered by tarilblazer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Should still function!
2007-12-19 12:14:54 · answer #5 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep will work that way
2007-12-19 15:06:35 · answer #6 · answered by William B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋