The shower valve is the brain behind the shower. It turns your shower heads and faucets on and off and regulates the temperature. Let's see what they are, how they work, and how to configure them to your needs.

There are 3 types of shower valves: hot and cold water faucet valve, pressure balanced shower faucet valve, and thermostatic shower faucet valve.

Each valve is a technological advancement over the previous type. The pressure balancing valve replaces almost all traditional hot and cold valves, and the thermostatic shower valve is considered a luxury upgrade to the pressure balancing valve.

The traditional hot and cold shower valve is a type of shower valve that has been around for many years. It is simple and consists of only a few parts: hot water inlet, cold water inlet, mixing valve, and water outlet. The mixing valve mixes hot and cold water to the desired temperature and delivers it to the shower head and faucet. A pressure-balanced shower valve is a device that mixes hot and cold water to provide a consistent temperature in your shower. Like traditional valves, it uses the volume ratio of hot and cold water to regulate flow and temperature. However, it has the added benefit of being anti-scald.

A thermostatic valve is a valve that uses a thermostat to sense incoming water and provide the most accurate temperature throughout the shower. Because its job is just to maintain the temperature, it doesn't regulate the water flow as it is controlled by a separate component called the "volume control valve".

Yuhuan Difeng Brass-Plastics Industry Co., Ltd. is a Brass Basin Faucets manufacturer in China. The company specializes in Thermostatic Bath Faucets and other products.