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

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mixing valve

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.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

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.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

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

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2022

A good way to get this discharge is to hold the starting switch in and set mixing valve lever at lean point or wide open.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte

The flywheel and mixing valve were purchased from a house dealing in these parts.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.