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Shower Valve Replacement in Somerset, New Jersey 08873
63% of homes in Somerset were built before 1990, which is broadly before pressure-balancing anti-scald valves became the default fitting in new work.
The short answer
63% of homes in Somerset were built before 1990, which is broadly before pressure-balancing anti-scald valves became the default fitting in new work.
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, table B25034, five-year estimates. A margin of error is published alongside every estimate.

Somerset in numbers
| Occupied homes | 21,641 |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67% |
| Detached houses | 47% |
| Built before 1990 | 63% |
| Built since 2000 | 27% |
Shower Valve Replacement coverage in Somerset, NJ
Somerset is in Somerset County, New Jersey. It covers 2 ZIP codes: 08873, 08875. We route shower valve replacement calls from every one of them.
Cartridge or valve body
A shower that drips is usually the cartridge, which is a part. A shower that will not hold a temperature when a tap runs elsewhere is usually the valve, which is behind the wall.
Access is the cost
Replacing a valve body usually means opening the wall behind it, or working from the other side. Ask which, and who makes it good, before the work starts.
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Checking a plumber in New Jersey
New Jersey licenses are issued by the New Jersey State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers, Division of Consumer Affairs, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins.
Shower Valve Replacement in Somerset? Tell us your ZIP code and what is happening. We route you to an independent contractor who covers ZIP 08873 and the other 1 this city covers. We carry out no work and set no prices, you are never charged, and the contractors pay us when we route a call.
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