What is an "Old Style" Delta shower trim

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What is an "Old Style" Delta shower trim

Author: shadaddy23 (FL)

Hey there. I'm interested in replacing the shower fixtures at my 1982-built house. I was able to replace the shower head and the faucet, but when it came to the handle trim, I couldn't replace the existing valve with the newly purchased valve without ripping up the wall. So, at present, it still has the old valve (still in the wall) and the old handle (a crystal ball). A plumber came to take a look at it and said the easiest fix would be to find trim for an "old-style Delta valve" so that I could leave that existing valve in place and just put a matching handle on it. The existing trim handle is one of those crystal balls and we want to change it out for a lever. But I don't know how to find that trim since I don't have a part number for that valve, only a description as an "old style delta valve." Can anyone help me figure out how to find trim for that? Thanks for any help you can provide. ~Wade

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Author: steve (CA) To switch from crystal knob to lever will require the replacement of the valve ball(RP20111) and the cam(RP61).
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