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

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mixing valve

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

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

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

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2022

Seaton slowly turned the mixing valve, a little with each advance of his lever, until pure oxygen flowed through the pipes.

From The Skylark of Space by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)

There was a fellow in Ireland when we——” Tom ignored him, and making a guess adjustment of the mixing valve, opened the gas and threw the wheel over.

From Tom Slade on a Transport by Clarity, Thomas