Looking For a Dead Maytag Thermostatic Mixing Valve

Yes, you read that correctly. I'm looking for a dead Maytag 2-1163 mixing valve. Now you're probably thinking I've lost my mind, so let me explain. I have a couple of Horton valves that are just about the spitting image of the original three solenoid thermostatic valve used in my A700. The only problem with them is that when you open up the mixing chamber there's nothing in there. The little thermostatic element and all of the associated hardware is missing, and that's by design. The valves are made without those parts on purpose. Well, after a nearly year long search I finally tracked down an original 2-1163 valve for my machine, but it was missing the two solenoids on either end where the mounting brackets would go, and of course the mounting brackets were missing as well. Since these parts were missing, and there was no way to know what else might be missing without opening it up, the seller shipped me the valve along with an offer to refund the purchase price if the valves innards should turn up missing as well. Fortunately they were intact, but while I had it open I noticed something interesting. All of the details molded into the surface of the original nylon valve body's mixing chamber were present on the Horton valve, including a raised ring of nylon at the top of the chamber that the little piston valve seats against. It gives the impression that Horton intended this valve to be capable of housing a functioning thermostatic element and everything that went with it.

That's were the dead valve comes in. I'd like to take one apart and see if I can transfer the entire thermostatic mechanism into a Horton valve and get it working properly, but since it took me the better part of a year to track down my original, there's no way I'm going to experiment with it's parts, especially since I can't be sure they could be reinstalled in the original valve body once I'm done playing with them. So there you have it. That's why I need a dead valve. I'm hoping at least some of you are like me and would never throw such a thing away even after it was deemed 'bad' and consequently have one or more dead ones sitting around somewhere that you'd be willing to part with. I'd be happy to pay you for the old valve, but if you have one, please don't get carried away on the asking price. It is after all a dead valve we're talking about.


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Post# 665491 3/12/2013 at 22:06 (4,055 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))
Checkrate/Likes Yes, you read that correctly. I'm looking for a dead Maytag 2-1163 mixing valve. Now you're probably thinking I've lost my mind, so let me explain. I have a couple of Horton valves that are just about the spitting image of the original three solenoid thermostatic valve used in my A700. The only problem with them is that when you open up the mixing chamber there's nothing in there. The little thermostatic element and all of the associated hardware is missing, and that's by design. The valves are made without those parts on purpose. Well, after a nearly year long search I finally tracked down an original 2-1163 valve for my machine, but it was missing the two solenoids on either end where the mounting brackets would go, and of course the mounting brackets were missing as well. Since these parts were missing, and there was no way to know what else might be missing without opening it up, the seller shipped me the valve along with an offer to refund the purchase price if the valves innards should turn up missing as well. Fortunately they were intact, but while I had it open I noticed something interesting. All of the details molded into the surface of the original nylon valve body's mixing chamber were present on the Horton valve, including a raised ring of nylon at the top of the chamber that the little piston valve seats against. It gives the impression that Horton intended this valve to be capable of housing a functioning thermostatic element and everything that went with it. That's were the dead valve comes in. I'd like to take one apart and see if I can transfer the entire thermostatic mechanism into a Horton valve and get it working properly, but since it took me the better part of a year to track down my original, there's no way I'm going to experiment with it's parts, especially since I can't be sure they could be reinstalled in the original valve body once I'm done playing with them. So there you have it. That's why I need a dead valve. I'm hoping at least some of you are like me and would never throw such a thing away even after it was deemed 'bad' and consequently have one or more dead ones sitting around somewhere that you'd be willing to part with. I'd be happy to pay you for the old valve, but if you have one, please don't get carried away on the asking price. It is after all a dead valve we're talking about.

Post# 665677 , Reply# 1 3/13/2013 at 19:58 (4,054 days old) by turquoisedude (.)
Checkrate/Likes Oh my... No promises, but I think I still have the one from my Maytag A702 washer that I replaced when I got it. I'll have to do some digging in the garage and I'll let you know what I find.

Post# 665697 , Reply# 2 3/13/2013 at 23:40 (4,054 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))
Checkrate/Likes Thanks Paul. I really can't ask for more than that. I'll keep my fingers crossed for luck and hope you manage to find it.