# Shower Mixers, Thermostatic Valves and Arms for Complete Sets Source: https://www.ningboware.com/shower-heads/shower-mixers-and-faucets/ Publisher: Cixi Zhonghe Sanitary Appliance Factory (ZHONGHE), Cixi, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. Contact: steven@ningboware.com Updated: 2026-09-05 ZHONGHE, a shower head factory in Cixi, Ningbo, China, supplies shower mixers, thermostatic valves, bath-shower mixers, diverters, angle valves, shower arms and elbows alongside its heads, hoses and holders, so a complete set ships on one order and one invoice. Valve bodies are brass with ceramic disc cartridges. These items sit beyond the 96-model online catalog. 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Mixers and valves are ZHONGHE products supplied per project Sourcing | MOQ ranges from 500 to 2,000 units depending on the model, finish and packaging; custom packaging from about 2,000 units. Certified options are available on request ## Why the valve travels with the head A shower is bought as an outcome, not as a parts list, so a retail programme, a hotel refurbishment or a builders merchant range usually needs the valve, the arm, the head, the hose and the holder to arrive together, in one finish, in one carton plan, on one invoice. Splitting that across two suppliers means two sample rounds, two finish approvals, two inspections and a finish mismatch that only shows up on the wall. ZHONGHE supplies the valve side of the set as its own product, specified, sampled, inspected and packed by the same project team that runs the heads. The buyer keeps one contact and one payment, and the finish is approved once across the whole set instead of twice against two different factories' idea of brushed nickel. ## What a mixer programme actually contains The word mixer covers several products that are quoted differently, so a good RFQ names them one by one. The list below is the usual content of a complete shower set, and the items a buyer forgets are almost always the small ones: the wall unions, the escutcheons and the fixing kit. Each line needs its own finish and quantity, because a chrome valve with a brushed head is a common and expensive mistake. Say which items are packed together in a retail box and which ship in bulk to a site, since that decides carton design as much as it decides price. - Exposed bar valve, thermostatic or manual, with wall unions and a fixing kit - Concealed valve body with a trim plate and handle - Bath-shower mixer with a diverter for the hand shower - Angle valves, stop valves and in-line diverters - Shower arm or elbow, wall or ceiling, and the wall flange - Head, hose and holder, from the catalog or made to the same finish ## Threads, centre distances and pressure Three things cause most fitment complaints, and none of them is the head. The first is thread standard: G1/2 parallel thread is the de facto global shower connection and seals on a washer or a cone face, while North American shower arms carry 1/2 inch NPT tapered thread that seals on the threads with tape or sealant. The second is centre distance, the spacing between the two wall inlets of an exposed valve, which has to match the plumbing already in the wall. The third is pressure. A valve that behaves correctly on a 3 bar mains supply can be unusable on a gravity-fed tank system, and a thermostatic cartridge has a stated working range outside which it will not hold temperature. State the destination market and the typical supply pressure in the RFQ, and ask for the working range in writing. It is much cheaper to answer this before tooling than after a container lands. ## How a mixer project runs with ZHONGHE Send the item list, the finish, the thread standard, the centre distance, the supply pressure, the destination market, the packaging format and the quantity per line. ZHONGHE quotes the set, makes samples, and approves the finish across the head, the arm and the valve on physical parts rather than on a colour name. Valves are pressure-tested items, so the sample round matters more here than anywhere else in the range. Production then follows the same discipline as the catalog: inspection before packing, the water test of about 10 to 15 seconds on every finished head, 0.5MPa leakage checks in selected processes, and carton, label and quantity checks before sealing. MOQ ranges from 500 to 2,000 units depending on the model, finish and packaging; custom packaging from about 2,000 units, a new body follows the 15 plus 15 day design and roughly 60 day tooling guides, and certified options are available on request for the scopes a valve programme usually needs. ## FAQ ### Does ZHONGHE supply shower mixers and thermostatic valves? Yes. Exposed and concealed mixers, thermostatic bar valves, bath-shower mixers, diverters, angle valves, arms and elbows are ZHONGHE products supplied alongside the heads, hoses and holders so a complete set ships on one order and one invoice. They sit beyond the 96 models published online, so ask for the range file and samples. MOQ ranges from 500 to 2,000 units depending on the model, finish and packaging. ### What thread do your mixers and arms use? G1/2 (BSPP, ISO 228) by default, which is accepted directly across most of Europe, Asia and Oceania. North American shower arms carry 1/2 inch NPT, and the S, G, K and M adapter set covers the common legacy fittings, all G1/2 on the head side. Confirm the thread against the actual fitting on site, because a model number is not a guarantee of the thread it carries. ### What centre distance do you supply for exposed valves? The centre distance is specified per project, since it has to match the plumbing already in the wall of the target market. 150 mm is the common European exposed bar valve dimension. Name the market and the installation type in the RFQ, because a valve with the wrong centres cannot be fixed with an adapter the way a thread can. ### Will a thermostatic valve work on a low-pressure system? Only if the cartridge is specified for it. A thermostatic element has a stated working pressure and flow range, and a gravity-fed tank system sits at the bottom end of it. State the supply type and typical pressure in the RFQ and ask for the working range in writing. A stop button on the dial around the 38 to 40 degree mark is the usual arrangement. ### Can the mixer finish match the shower head exactly? Yes, and that is one of the reasons to buy the set from one supplier. Finish names such as brushed nickel and gunmetal cover visibly different tones from factory to factory, so send a physical reference with the RFQ and approve the tone on samples of the head, the arm and the valve side by side before any artwork is printed. ## Related pages - https://www.ningboware.com/shower-heads/shower-columns-and-panels/ - https://www.ningboware.com/shower-heads/thermostatic-shower-heads/ - https://www.ningboware.com/shower-heads/faucet-sprayer-aerator-extenders/ - https://www.ningboware.com/products/faucet-accessories/ - https://www.ningboware.com/resources/shower-hose-and-thread-standards/ - https://www.ningboware.com/sourcing/full-product-range-one-stop-supply/