On Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:30:52 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

>On 10/5/2011 3:59 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>> It is probably a bit OT (except when I make a mistake and come close to
>> scalding myself) but I wonder why single handle controls in showers have
>> a vast range of adjustment for temperature? Usually, both in mine and in
>> hotels, the control can be rotated a half circle (180 degrees) but all
>> the acceptable temperatures are within a 10 to 20 degree rotation and
>> the rest is useless except perhaps for full cold in summer.
>
>You're spoiled. I have to set the knobs on my shower with the first one
>set at 11:30, the middle at 12, and the third one at 4:30. Using the
>first handle, I can regulate the temperature through about 80 degrees of
>swing. I can adjust the temperature using the third handle but that one
>only has a very narrow degree of acceptable ranges.
>
>Ideally the single control should have a swing of 180 degrees of
>acceptable temperatures i.e., warm to hot. Maybe you have a cold water
>lockout button for those times when only cold will do. :-)

The temperature limiter has nothing to do with how many degrees of
rotation, you need to remove the handle and the adjustment is made
under the bonnet... the angular rotation remains the same for all
temperature settings. You really need to read the owner's manual.