Shower valve replacement?

[RVwino]

Our shower valve has a tiny twist between too hot and too cold. I took off the handle hoping to find a hot/cold mixing adjustment, but it doesn’t appear to have one. Has anyone replaced the shower valve on a 2021 FR3? If so, how easy or hard was it, and what product did you replace it with?
Thanks,
Cliff

 

[Bob K4TAX]

Easy to remove starting with the 4 screws holding the molding against the wall. Everything will come forward and out of the hole from there.
I suggest one with 2 knobs. Not near as likely to bump into while showering and get a sudden change in water temperature. With ours, I crank the HOT fully on and add COLD to the desired temperature. Then I added a On/Off valve for the shower wand because the button at the shower head does not completely shut off the water.

Bob

 

[RVwino]

Easy to remove starting with the 4 screws holding the molding against the wall. Everything will come forward and out of the hole from there.
I suggest one with 2 knobs. Not near as likely to bump into while showering and get a sudden change in water temperature. With ours, I crank the HOT fully on and add COLD to the desired temperature. Then I added a On/Off valve for the shower wand because the button at the shower head does not completely shut off the water.

Bob

Hi Bob,
Thank you for the reply and the suggestion! My wife would like to stay with the single lever — we just need to find one that rotates more between really hot and cold.

BTW, How difficult was it to install your new valve? Was it just a simple swap or did you have to buy adapters?
Thanks again,
Cliff

 

[Bob K4TAX]

Hi Bob,
Thank you for the reply and the suggestion! My wife would like to stay with the single lever — we just need to find one that rotates more between really hot and cold.

BTW, How difficult was it to install your new valve? Was it just a simple swap or did you have to buy adapters?
Thanks again,
Cliff

Remove the original valve, disconnect the two water lines, install the new valve, connect the two original lines. Put things back in place, opposite of the way you removed them. All uses standard plumbing fittings.

Of course........there are things that go bong in the night. Then one has to figure out what to do next. One thing I've learned about travel trailers. Nothing is straight, nothing is square, nothing is level and the folks building the unit will use whatever is on hand.

Bob

 

[RVwino]

Remove the original valve, disconnect the two water lines, install the new valve, connect the two original lines. Put things back in place, opposite of the way you removed them. All uses standard plumbing fittings.

Of course........there are things that go bong in the night. Then one has to figure out what to do next. One thing I've learned about travel trailers. Nothing is straight, nothing is square, nothing is level and the folks building the unit will use whatever is on hand.

Bob

Soumds simple. When I replaced my kitchen faucet (after it fell apart while washing dishes) I had to piece together some adapters to make it work.
Thank you!

 

[fuzzball]

Soumds simple. When I replaced my kitchen faucet (after it fell apart while washing dishes) I had to piece together some adapters to make it work.
Thank you!

Same here when I replaced that ridiculous waterfall faucet in the bathroom.