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Author: lgal (CA)

I stayed at a hotel where the shower faucet was a lever that you just pull it towards you to turn it on and push it back to the wall to turn it off. You turn it to the temp you like and leave it there. You just push the lever toward the wall in that same spot to turn the shower off, then when you want to turn the shower on again, you just pull the lever toward you (and down a bit) and the water warms up to just where you had it in the previous shower.

I have no idea what kind of faucet this was, but I'm redoing my bathroom and am surprised that I can only find the faucets with levers that you have to twist all the way to cold to turn off.

Does anyone know what kind of faucet the one I saw at the hotel might have been? Or maybe a name of the type of faucet would do so I can google it. TIA!

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Re: shower faucet
Author: packy (MA) older moen shower valves operated like that.
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Author: bernabeu (SC) [www.bing.com] ============================================== "Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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Re: shower faucet
Author: packy (MA) bernabeu, I believe the OP asked about a valve that pulled out for on and pushed back in for off. rotating the handle gave hot or cold water. I know the older moen did this. there may be others?
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Re: shower faucet
Author: Larryhodg (ME) Delta makes a faucet which has a temperature setting and a separate lever to turn the water on and off. Fits a standard 10000unbx rough in valve.
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Re: shower faucet
Author: bernabeu (SC) the 'modern' valves require pressure balancing devices no way to have volume and temperature with one handle anymore perhaps someone will offer a counter opinion ============================================== "Measure Twice & Cut Once" - Retired U.A. Local 1 & 638
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Re: shower faucet
Author: packy (MA) yeah, but does the delta pull and push for on and off? OP clearly says the valve pulls for on and pushes for off..
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Re: shower faucet
Author: North Carolina Plumber (NC) There were other makes beside Moen. I remember one that had a rectangular flat handle.
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Re: shower faucet
Author: srloren (CA) I have a Moen that is probably over 15 years old that works the way the OP's valve works.
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Re: shower faucet
Author: hj (AZ) quote; no way to have volume and temperature with one handle anymore Moentrol STILL does it.
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Re: shower faucet
Author: hj (AZ) But, in essence, he is looking for a valve which can be preset to the temperature and it stays that way until changed, while the volume is adjusted separtely, which the Delta DOES do, as will many other valves also.
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