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Shower Valve Replacement Made Easy (Delta 1700 Install Step-by-Step)

What happens here

Attach the Delta trim plate to the valve body, aligning it correctly and securing it with the provided screws. Next, install the temperature adjustment sleeve, which is crucial for setting the hot water limit. This allows users to set their preferred maximum hot water temperature. Then, install the main shower handle, ensuring it engages properly with the cartridge stem.

Goal: Complete the visible shower valve assembly.

Tools and materials

  • 11-in-1 Screwdriver Milwaukee — Tightening trim plate screws and handle set screws
  • Delta Trim Plate Delta — Covering the valve body and providing a finished look
  • Screws — Securing the trim plate
  • Shower Handle Delta — Controlling water flow and temperature
  • Temperature Adjustment Sleeve Delta — Setting the maximum hot water temperature

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going to slide perfectly in place. Okay? Want to take this Delta trim plate. This is going to right there. There's one. Okay. There we go. There's two. That was a pain in my bum. I don't like to over tighten these, so I just use a screwdriver. This happens to be an 11-in-1. Around the backside of this plate is a gasket much like this one. I am still going to put some clear caulk around this. There's a little divot hole that maybe you could see leaking like kind of like this one right here, and I won't caulk that, but I'll caulk everything else around it. It's on. Okay. This piece, like so. It'd be for hotter or colder. I think you This is like your limit. So, I think you roll it back. I think this is as good as that will roll. Okay. So, let's try that. See if that is what we can do here. Screw this in. This honestly was just a little bit confusing to me of how this goes in place, and I'm pretty sure this is it. Does not want you to over tighten it. Once we get it to a good stop point, I think that's where I can go there. On off. Colder, hotter. Get it adjusted. Right, this will go pretty far. It'll just where you want it. This piece right here. It just actually clips on the couple of tabs you can see tabs right there. I just start on this handle side. Go right there on that side. That's secure. This will give you more hot water. Get that where you want. That'll give you colder. That's going to be cold. But now, you set this to where you like. Well, then all you got to do is turn it on. And you never have to touch this again and you're going to get that perfect temperature every time. So,

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