Water Temperature Regulators

[KarenB]

It is not the Delta that you have mentioned, but I have the following:

Delta Water Temp II with Temperature Lock (approx $59 B&H)

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

I have attached (I hope) a photo of how it is plumbed. It's not a very good photo, but I have a filter in line after the thermometer. I bought all of the other parts at a hardware store. It's not very pretty and I don't know if this is the right way to do plumbing for a darkroom, but it has worked for me and I'm quite happy with the cost and functionality of the Delta. No it doesn't automatically correct the water temperature, but I keep my eye on it and it doesn't really vary much unless I spend too much time in the darkroom and start running out of hot water. I must note, however, my darkroom is in a separate building from my home where the darkroom is the only use of water on that hot water tank.

Karen

[Mike A]

++"If you have some minor plumbing skills I would save some cash and buy a bath & shower faucet at your local home improvement center."

- I don't understand this recommendation. Would you mind explaining what you mean a little more?++

I'm not the person that said the above, but - - - - Are you planning on doing any of the plumbing yourself? Have you ever done minor plumbing jobs like adding a faucet? If so, you can get a shower control valve from a large home center and use it as a temperature regulator. I use a Delta brand that cost me about 60 bucks. I can control the temperature to within a degree or 2 with no problems. It's cheaper than the "dedicated darkroom" controls. For example, the Hass is $500.00!

If you want, look here for a picture of my faucet setup.
http://destarr.com/DR-4.html

Well put Dave, sorry for the cryptic post.
Mike A

[Jeffrey A. Steinberg]

When you say Hass Low Flow flow option, are your referring to Model D250 or Model 250 modified?