💯 Symmons Temptrol Valve REB Complete Rebuild Kit - Enhanced for Optimal Performance Review

Qualitatively simple installation. But as a retired plumber who specializes in renovations rather than the current job, I felt the posted instructions were lacking. I've seen people say the water flow is low. The posted image also doesn't mention the stem packing nut. A 14mm socket fits perfectly. This is a double ended nut onto which a chrome plate is screwed. In my case water got into the handle around the stem, I had to remove the gland nut and replace it with a graphite packing. Plus…

I bought this to fix my shower which was getting harder and harder to turn off. The new part was fairly easy to install, but the spindle wasn't getting enough hot water. Now my shower was completely off, but it just wasn't getting hot enough. I did a little extra reading and found warnings that "replacing the spindle requires a genuine Symmons branded product as there are problems getting enough hot water through." Of course, that was exactly the problem I had. I ordered a branded product…

Thought I would get an OEM part at a very good price. But he turned out to be a stranger. Details are solid. They don't look cheap. Although the tolerances were a bit tight. Only part of the kit was needed. Medium temperature mixture control valve to replace an existing valve that was leaking in the handle. The original part came out of the complete already existing valve without any problems. While the new part took some elbow grease to slide back into the main part. No leaks with new part…

If I could give this product ZERO STARS I would. I haven't reviewed the products but this one cost me hundreds of dollars in plumbing bills. Although the spindle looks almost identical to the Symmons part, when installed it did NOT allow the maximum shower water temp to go above 104 degrees. After the plumber replaced this part with a genuine Symmons spindle, the temperature could be adjusted up to 110 degrees. (First plumbing bill.) After using the shower less than 20 times, we couldn't stop…

We have hard water so I'm used to replacing the stem assembly in my Symmons Temtrol valve. Usually the piston is stuck because it is jammed. This kit looked like a good deal because my local plumbing store was asking $49 just to swap out the stock assembly. I ordered this because I lost the tool kit needed to change the valve seats and this kit included the tools and new seats for less money. I found that none of the tools fit on the valve seats. The instruments were too big. I've tried the…

This spindle is not finished correctly, the cold water rubber washer is not countersunk and sits too high on the spindle. The cold water washer contacts the cold water seat long before the hot water rubber washer contacts the hot water seat. The result is excessive pressure on the cold water purifier, causing it to burst after about a dozen on/off cycles. Look closely at the spindle and make sure the cold water washer is slightly recessed at the end. If not, then you also have a defective…