Review on 💧 Efficient Water Temperature Control with Kohler K-2973-KS-NA MasterShower Mixing Valve by Jerrica Colbert

Let's start with the cons as they are very few. The price is quite high and the installation for the shower means installing it upside down. Read more about the installation below. Pros: * It is a heavy-duty, not flimsy construction machinery device, which can not be used in family for years * It has a very smooth ride, no scratches or bumpy feeling * Its cartridge, although not exactly easy to replace, can remove the case instead of smashing the wall * The manufacturer gives a lifetime warranty on the cartridge and simply replaces any defective cartridge * During this time you can adjust the temperature separately from the flow rate Overall impression after several months of use: in terms of daily satisfaction, This is the best DIY that I made in our house. This includes a new dishwasher, a new refrigerator and a new range. (The old fridge broke, so suddenly it's the top priority, but if it kept running it wouldn't be a daily problem.) The thermostatic design allows us to adjust the temperature lever and never move it (unless we want hotter or colder water). ). A separate pressure lever allows you to save water down to a trickle while maintaining your desired temperature, without bulky additional shower heads that apply pressure to fittings that aren't designed for back pressure. An additional benefit that is not normally required. Don't think: if your water heater fails and you have a hydrostatic shower valve, you won't be able to shower at all. It just won't open even if you want to fill a bucket with 100% cold water, for example. In other words, a 2000's hydrostatic shower valve needs water pressure on both the hot and cold sides to even function. This thermostatic valve breaks that nonsense as it allows you to choose both temperature and pressure and allows you to run full cold water at full pressure even when the water heater is off if you want. Setup instructions for dual use with a shower and bath faucet, not just one faucet. This has the annoying, but not always annoying, by-product of having to mount your fairing upside down. So the labels are silly, but not technically wrong. This is a silly oversight that the manufacturer can and should easily work around with a sub-model designed for the shower/tub combo (rather than requiring the separate purchase of the tub diverter faucet and reverse valve body assembly. Regardless, this is something you can do , and really just need to let guests know ("yes, we know the label is upside down. right is temperature, left is pressure; we'll explain after you're done"). This disadvantage is quite small and easy for us to shine with the advantage of not having to adjust the temperature lever if we don't want to.