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Shower Valve Replacement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19019

In Philadelphia, 89% of the housing predates 1990. A shower that runs cold the moment a tap is opened elsewhere is usually the valve rather than the water heater.

The short answer

In Philadelphia, 89% of the housing predates 1990. A shower that runs cold the moment a tap is opened elsewhere is usually the valve rather than the water heater.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, table B25034, five-year estimates. A margin of error is published alongside every estimate.

ShowerValve is a referral service, not a contractor. We connect homeowners with independent contractors. Contractors are required to hold whatever credential their state or municipality demands, and valve work opening a wall is often a permitted alteration — ask to see the permit. We carry out no work, we sell no valves, we do not set prices, and we never charge homeowners anything — the contractors in our network pay us when we route them a call. The maximum water temperature is set by your local code, not by this website.

Philadelphia in numbers

Occupied homes	669,271
Owner-occupied	52%
Detached houses	8%
Built before 1990	89%
Built since 2000	9%

Shower Valve Replacement coverage in Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia spans Philadelphia and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. It covers 87 ZIP codes: 19019, 19092, 19093, 19099, 19101, 19102, 19103, 19104, 19105, 19106, 19107, 19108, 19109, 19110, 19111, 19112, 19113, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19118, 19119, 19120, 19121 and 63 more. We route shower valve replacement calls from every one of them.

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.

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.

Nearby cities we cover

Everywhere we route in Pennsylvania

Checking a plumber in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has no state license for plumbers. Its Department of Labor and Industry states it has no jurisdiction and keeps no records of which municipalities require one, so the only reliable answer is your own city or township. Start here. Ask the contractor which municipality licenses them and confirm it with that office before work begins.

Shower Valve Replacement in Philadelphia? Tell us your ZIP code and what is happening. We route you to an independent contractor who covers ZIP 19019 and the other 86 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.

Call (888) 752-7111

Pair of hot and cold water valves on exposed pipework