🚿 KOHLER 135188 0.5 Inch Wall Valve System Review

Ordered this part and finishing parts for entire home renovation. Slow leakage when first installed. The plumber removed and flushed the valves and same slow leak. Kohler online help sent replacement valves, no questions asked, they arrived in a few days (the only bright spot). Replaceable valves fitted - same slow leak - cast brass must be defective! Ordered a complete replacement unit. I had to open the outer patch again! (Costs hundreds of dollars, no warranty, valve replacement only.) The…

We have a large shower with two independent valve handles and no thermostatic or other control valves. I love having my water controlled by me, plus we only keep the water heater at 125F anyway. So we redid the shower and decided it would be foolish not to replace the 17 year old valves while we had access. We bought two as we actually have two independent showers in one large cubicle. Our plumber easily covered them with PVC and securely attached them to the 2x4 with straps. We bought a set of

WARNING! Revain sent me a used valve. It comes with connection fittings for both threaded pipe and brazed pipe. Threaded connections were used, the smooth metallic sealing surface was scratched and the flared lip had wrench marks, both parts (hot and cold side). Also, the cold valve was turned counter-clockwise to open while the hot valve was turned clockwise to open, indicating that someone has already "reversed" the direction of the hot valve. The mating ends for the solder joint looked much…