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Shower Valve Replacement in Seattle, Washington 98101

65% of Seattle housing was built before 1990. A valve that drips and a valve that cannot hold a temperature are two different faults with two different answers.

The short answer

65% of Seattle housing was built before 1990. A valve that drips and a valve that cannot hold a temperature are two different faults with two different answers.

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.

Pair of hot and cold water valves on exposed pipework

Seattle in numbers

Occupied homes	449,727
Owner-occupied	47%
Detached houses	42%
Built before 1990	65%
Built since 2000	28%

Shower Valve Replacement coverage in Seattle, WA

Seattle is in King County, Washington. It covers 60 ZIP codes: 98101, 98102, 98103, 98104, 98105, 98106, 98107, 98108, 98109, 98111, 98112, 98113, 98114, 98115, 98116, 98117, 98118, 98119, 98121, 98122, 98124, 98125, 98126, 98127 and 36 more. We route shower valve replacement calls from every one of them.

Why the temperature swings

A valve that is not pressure-balanced sees the cold side drop when something else draws cold water, and the mix at the head follows it. That is the fault anti-scald valves were introduced to remove.

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 Washington

Checking a plumber in Washington

Washington licenses are issued by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins.

Shower Valve Replacement in Seattle? Tell us your ZIP code and what is happening. We route you to an independent contractor who covers ZIP 98101 and the other 59 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

Blue-handled gate valve on a run of red pipes