(a)
Unscrew and remove the
4-37. Shower Stand Control and Water Blender
coupler (2) from the end of the shower stand control
Valves
valve (4).
a. Description.
(b) Unscrew the packing nut (3) from
(1) Shower, stand, control valve. On Army
the valve, and remove the valve handle and the stem
models SPE 35 and SPE 35A, the shower stand control
from the valve body.
valve (4, fig. 4-34) is located on the upper manifold on
(c) Unscrew and remove the valve
top of the water heater. On Army model SPE 41, SPE
body, from the upper manifold (1).
44, SPE 45 and York-Shipley model YS49279, the
control valve is located on the upper manifold outlet
(2) Water blender valve.
opposite from that shown in figure 4-34.
(a) Loosen the clamp, and remove
(2) Water blender valve. The water blender
the hose (6) from the nipple.
valve (8) is located on top of the water heater and in the
(b) Unscrew and remove the nipple
bypass hose line just ahead of the line that goes into the
(5) from the water blender valve (8).
upper manifold. This valve allows cold water, coming
directly from the water source, to enter the manifold and
(c) Unscrew and remove the
to mix with the heated water leaving the heater.
packing nut (7) from the blender valve, and remove the
valve handle and the stem from the body of the valve.
b. Inspection. Inspect for leaking valve, broken
handle or damaged threads.
(d) Unscrew
and
remove
the
blender valve from the nipple (9).
c. Removal.
(e) Unscrew and remove the nipple
(1) Shower stand control valve.
(9) from the upper manifold (1).
d. Installation. Replace defective valves or
nipples with serviceable ones, and install them by
reversing the procedures in c above.
