A: With custom shower installations, I recommend paying special attention to the mixing valve. If you want “futuristic features,” look into an electronic shower mixing valve. Electronic mixing ...

The contractor told us that we should consider an electronic digital shower type of valve instead of a standard manual plumbing mixing valve. We’re not sure about that. Can you please give us ...

The shower mixing valve is one such model. Also called a manual valve, it mixes the water from both the hot and cold water pipes. Unfortunately, you could end up with scalding when someone flushes ...

Q. I have a very old shower stall. It has the original single-handle mixing valve that constantly leaks. I have not been able to find a plumber that wants to fix this valve. The last plumber who ...

A. With custom shower installations, I recommend paying special attention to the mixing valve. If you want “futuristic features,” look into an electronic shower mixing valve. Electronic mixing ...

The contractor told us that we should consider an electronic digital shower type of valve instead of a standard manual plumbing mixing valve. We’re not sure about that. Can you please give us ...

Dear Ed: My old shower mixing valve and shower stall has reached the end. I'll need to install a totally new shower stall complete with new plumbing and fixtures. My old valve did both water flow ...

Kate, Rhode Island With custom shower installations, I recommend paying special attention to the mixing valve. If you want "futuristic features," look into an electronic shower mixing valve.

Question: Dear Ed, I have a very old shower stall. It has the original single-handle mixing valve that constantly leaks. I have not been able to find a plumber that wants to fix this valve.

Dear Ed: I have a very old shower stall. It has the original single-handle mixing valve that constantly leaks. I have not been able to find a plumber that wants to fix this valve. The last plumber ...