TimWhalen Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 I have tiled a shower stall in my house and currently in the process of installing hardware. I am not on site now but thought I would throw this out there. I do have the instructions from the box. It is a single handle hot/cold valve and it has two white plastic inserts. When I was fitting the hardware the handle seemed to not fit as close to the wall as I believe it should. There is at least 3/4 inch from the wall plate and the back of the handle. Something is not right. Does anyone have a link to a diagram showing this install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 You might find it online. Mr. Google's smart. Makes you look smart too. What's the model number? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I have tiled a shower stall in my house and currently in the process of installing hardware. I am not on site now but thought I would throw this out there. I do have the instructions from the box. It is a single handle hot/cold valve and it has two white plastic inserts. When I was fitting the hardware the handle seemed to not fit as close to the wall as I believe it should. There is at least 3/4 inch from the wall plate and the back of the handle. Something is not right. Does anyone have a link to a diagram showing this install? Call the manufacturer.. I would suspect that they my be an expert on their hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimWhalen Posted August 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 I see on youtube that these white plastic pieces on the Moen set are what you call scald guards. They basically are set where you want the temperature of the faucet. I can not find where it says that you even need these at all. In my case when I put them on, the handle protrudes too far from the wall. This does not seem right. It seems like there is too much space between the back of the handle and the wall plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 One mistake is using Moen. Fixture for fixture, I find more Moen faucets that are junk than any other mfg. I am sure there are those that disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plummen Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 One mistake is using Moen. Fixture for fixture, I find more Moen faucets that are junk than any other mfg. I am sure there are those that disagree. Ouch!Remember kids,Delta in -quality out.Ive always loved moen faucets,easy to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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