mixing valve

American  

noun

1. a valve receiving water from both a hot-water and a cold-water line and controlling the relative amount of water admitted from each.

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Etymology

Origin of mixing valve

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

I’m off to a confusing start because I want to center the rain-head in the stall, but I’m wondering if it needs to be closer to the mixing valve.

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But I can tell you there may be a few technical reasons to install a rain-head closer toward the mixing valve area over centering it in the middle of the stall.

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Q: My old shower stall and mixing valve have reached their end.

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A: We’ve talked a lot about trendy hand showers and showerheads, but don’t forget about the shower’s mixing valve.

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One new option for the shower valve is to go high-tech with a digital mixing valve.

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