Delta®
Renovation Kit - 600 Series Tub & Shower in Venetian Bronze
Model#:
RP54870RB
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PRODUCT FEATURES
Updates 600 Series tub and shower valve trim, whether knob or lever handle, to the standard chrome, contemporary brushed stainless steel, or traditional rubbed Venetian bronze finish. Includes a matching finish lever handle.
- Kits to update old 600 series Tub and Shower trim pieces in chrome, RB and SS.
- Includes the following RPs within the kit: RP17443 - lever handle; RP5883 - escutcheon; RP1050 - cap; RP5893 - sleeve; RP196 - escutcheon screws; RP20111 - conversion ball; RP4993 - seats & springs; RP188 - cam and packing
Documents & Specs
Product Support, Repair Parts & Technical Specifications
Installation Information
Overall Height (in.) :
3-3/8
Valve Type:
NA
REVIEWS
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Tony from
Very misleading
Top of handle points to wrong water temperature
Date published: 2022-08-16
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Angie from
Temperature impossible to control
Would you like your water blazing hot or freezing cold? With the lever turned to the center amd you turn it 1 mm to the left, and goes to the hottest temperature. 1 mm to the right and it's the coldest. THERE IS NO WARM WITH THIS THING. Delta really needs to do something about this instead of limiting us to just one model or nothing at all.
Date published: 2021-11-27
Rated 5 out of
5
by
BN from
Great product!
Great product, highly recommend! Fitment was perfect and high quality material! Worked perfect for an older style valve assembly!
Date published: 2021-04-10
Rated 2 out of
5
by
Debbie from
30 year old home with Delta fixtures but no access to these without cutting through wall/tiles.
worked through my local Ferguson dealer to be able to find all fixtures to fit my old fittings in my house which kept from me having to do construction thru walls.
Date published: 2021-01-05
Rated 5 out of
5
by
SP from
Delta Satisfied
Excellent product. Excellent company!
Date published: 2020-12-30
Rated 5 out of
5
by
electricroo from
Worked Great
Worked great. The valve is 42 years old when the house was built. Good life service I would say. The kit was easy to install. The bonet was hard to get off. Tried heat from a torch but ended up cutting a groove carefully with a dremel then splitting the bonet with a screw driver as if you twist it with a wrench you will damage the valve assembly if it is tight. Found a plug for the diverter and installed a spout wit diverter in it.
Date published: 2020-10-21
Rated 5 out of
5
by
MR J from
Should have used this kit years ago !!
Until recently I was not aware of the availability of this kit, so I would keep replacing parts with a third party supplier every six months or so. The kit was very easy to install, the most difficult portion being aligning the face plate bolts to the plumbing screw holes in the wall.
After that, you follow the instructions and it is easy. For decades, we had got used to the chrome finish shower valve that came with the house so had to decide to go with the chrome or stainless steel kit, we chose the stainless steel finish - looks great too.
Their tech support is excellent too, I just needed to confirm if what I thought during the install was correct or not, and received an email adding to the confidence that I had done the install correctly.
Date published: 2020-06-30
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Astrotraveler from
Almost perfect but with a major design flaw
I replaced the 20 year old "crystal ball" bright brass shower control as part of the update to our home. The kit was easy to install following the enclosed instructions. Looks much more modern than the original.Moving the handle up turns the water on, moving it down turns it off. Just as one would expect. However, the temperature control is absolutely counter-intuitive. Moving the tip of the handle to the left makes the water hotter, moving the tip of the handle to the right makes the water colder. But, when moving the handle to the left to make the water hotter, the handle is pointing toward the C for cold. When moving the handle to the right makes the water colder, but the handle points toward the H for hot! I reviewed the instructions multiple times and yes, I installed it correctly. Somebody is in for a real surprise (and perhaps a burn) with this arrangement. Please Delta, reverse the letters on the wall plate!
Date published: 2019-09-04
Rated 5 out of
5
by
LCJ from
Great update
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this to update my series 600 Delta shower. Easy to install, and it works and looks great.
Date published: 2017-01-13
Rated 2 out of
5
by
DD36 from
Does not work well
This kit looks great but the water temp does not adjust as well as the old setup .
Date published: 2016-12-30
Rated 4 out of
5
by
cachappy from
Just what we Needed
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Perfect
Date published: 2016-12-08
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Kirk from
Nice Product
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this unit 18 months ago and it was easy to install and is working perfect.
Date published: 2016-12-01
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Delta1 from
Great retro fit!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I wanted to update a 35+ year old bath without a complete plumbing redo. This product worked perfectly and the updated fixtures look great!
Date published: 2016-11-30
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Cubbies2016 from
Beautiful Upgrade
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Bought this to replace the old gold fixtures in our master bath without a total remodel. This was a beautiful upgrade. We wish we would have done it years ago!
Date published: 2016-11-18
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Curlylocks63 from
So grateful to Delta for offering this product!
Our ranch home, built in the mid-'70's, still had the original 600 Series shower valve & trim. You know the model; the one with the crystal ball that's been around forever. Ours still functioned ok, but looked old and the finish did, too. We were wanting to update our shower & bath fixtures, but our plumbing supply store said we'd have to change the entire valve in order to change to something more modern. Unfortunately, in our case, the layout of our shower did not offer a way to access the valve plumbing from behind (via drywall). Rather, we would have to cut through the front tile. We really didn't want to do this as our tile was perfect. We just wanted a new plate and turn-on handle. The more I thought about this, the more it upset me that there wasn't an easier fix for our situation. Fortunately, a call to Delta's Customer Service solved all our problems. My situation was quickly understood and Delta informed me that this renovation kit was what I needed. The only thing additional we needed to buy was a plug to cap the existing diverter as the new kit doesn't have a diverter button. We then bought a new tub spout with a diverter button to accommodate this change. Plumbers had no problem installing.
BUYER PLEASE NOTE: There is a learning curve to overcome with the new on/off lever: the old crystal ball was UP to turn water on, then LEFT (counter-clockwise) for hot water & RIGHT (clockwise) for cold water (as the arrows showed. With the new lever, you lift it up to turn on, then R (clockwise) for hot water & L (counter-clockwise) for cold. Keep in mind that the BOTTOM of the lever goes in the direction of the temperature you're wanting. Sadly, relatives visiting from Europe learned this the hard way and endured several lukewarm showers until they felt they should ask us if our water heater was going out. Several laughs later everyone was brought up to speed. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Delta, for offering this renovation kit for people like us. You saved us a lot of money in plumbing and re-tiling charges which allowed us to put money elsewhere. Only wish you offered the kit in polished nickel.
Date published: 2016-09-15
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Lynn from
Hot & Cold not Reversed
I just received item, and it took a few minutes figure it out. You have to let the ball on the tip of the handle guide you. Most people look at the top of the lever and let it guide them (this is wrong). If you swing the bottom of the lever to the left it will be hot, to the right it will be cold.
Date published: 2016-07-23
Rated 4 out of
5
by
gazman01 from
Great Rejuvenation Upgrade!
Looks fantastic, but a little difficult to upgrade. Had a 28 year old Delta crystal knob 600 system with push button diverter built into faucet valve. Took a little more work than expected. Had to replace push button diverter with brass plug. Now diverter built into new spout. Solid construction. New ball valve with seats. At first a little confusing on which way to turn handle. It should have some kind of arrow or mark at the top to point to H and C. The actual valve turns in the same direction as old valve, but you are turning it from the distal end. In the end, it works great and looks great. more modern.
Date published: 2016-07-02
Rated 4 out of
5
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gazman01 from
Great Rejuvenation Upgrade!
Looks fantastic, but a little difficult to upgrade. Had a 28 year old Delta crystal knob 600 system with push button diverter built into faucet valve. Took a little more work than expected. Had to replace push button diverter with brass plug. Now diverter built into new spout. In the end, it works and looks great.
Date published: 2016-07-02
Rated 5 out of
5
by
dennyg from
Easy Install
Easy to install, great look, beats the heck out of the old plastic ball
Date published: 2016-03-22
Rated 3 out of
5
by
SusanC from
Handle won't tighten!
Bought two of these recently for 2 showers and one works great!! The other loosens up after plumber adjusts it and seems to be more difficult to adjust from hot to cold and vice versa. We bought these renovation kits to keep from having to install new valves behind existing marble shower walls. Still trying to figure out if this one kit is defective or if more of a plumbing problem!!
Date published: 2016-03-14
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Viciedo from
Great product
The product is Delta which says it all. Easy to put on good quality materials and the price like always with this company was the best :-)
Date published: 2016-02-19
Rated 5 out of
5
by
jrcreek from
Go with the Delta kit
I bought 2 kits from another manufacturer at a lower price and could not get it to keep from leaking into the shower. Went ahead and bought the genuine Delta kits and had no problem with leakage, plus the noname kits had acrylic handles. The stainless handles look much more modern and will not get the green stuff growing in them like the acrylic handles did.
Date published: 2015-09-04
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Lake Rats from
Series 600 retrofit
Our 22-year-old outdoor shower had started to leak and was showing wear. I searched the Delta website and ID'd this renovation kit. Although it is supposed to allow you to go from the crystal "snowball" knob to the more modern lever, it worked on our current lever install. I could have just bought pieces parts, but why not buy the entire kit and replace all the springs and washers, etc? Very little cost differential. Should be good for another 22 years!
Date published: 2015-08-18
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Glen from
perfect match
I bought this for a customer a month ago and they love it.
Date published: 2015-03-30
Rated 4 out of
5
by
jkstilly from
Excellent Quality but...
This was really impressive quality, but I would expect nothing less from Delta. It is really heavy duty, and it appears that there are no plastic parts which is something I would expect from a lesser quality plumbing fixture. But, unfortunately I could not use it because our existing plumbing was so old that our old valve broke as my contractor tried to install this renovation piece. I can't really return it because it had been opened, so I am saving it for when I renovate the other bathroom.
Date published: 2015-03-13
Rated 5 out of
5
by
thedude from
What I Wanted!!
Works as advertised and assembled quickly. Nice product quality and quick delivery.
Date published: 2015-03-04
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Pacific55remodeler from
Easy and attractive update to old Delta "crystal ball" shower control
This Delta shower renovation kit is an easy way to update those old Delta shower controls to a more modern look. The internal function of the valve gets new valve seats and springs to go with the new control ball that fits the modern handle. This kit did the trick after several attempts to find retrofit handles at the local home improvement store which needed to be returned because they did not fit. It is well worth the investment.
Date published: 2014-11-25
Rated 5 out of
5
by
savysal from
100 Times better than Shiny Brass!
So much more up to date, makes my reno look great!
Date published: 2014-09-06
Rated 4 out of
5
by
wre288 from
Easy Conversion
I replaced a brass crystal knob faucet with this conversion unit. The conversion was easy. My only problem is that the lever handle seems counterintuitive for hot and cold. With the old faucet, you turned the knob clockwise for cold. With the lever handle, clockwise is for hot. Since the H and C markers are on the top of the escutcheon, one would expect the top of the lever handle to point to the selected water temp, but the opposite is true. When the top of the handle points to C, the handle is turned clockwise, and you get hot water.
I realize this orientation may be standard for lever handles. Our kitchen faucet is also clockwise for hot but at least it does not have H and C designations to confuse things.
Date published: 2012-07-25
Q&A
Will this work with the 600 series round stem?
I have a Delta Brilliance Polished Brass shower and tub spout with pull down diverter that seems to be a 600 series with what Pfister's Universal Trim Kit says is a "round stem." It's like the one pictured, but instead of the circle piece with the slot in it, there is a circle piece with a triangle. The water turns on by lifting the handle, and adjusts hot or cold by moving the handle side to side. Will this kit work with that? And what kind of tub spout can I use to replace the pull down spout? I'm trying to renovate to a different color.
Hi Joby, Thank you for your question. The RP54870 600 series renovation kit comes in chrome, brilliance stainless, and venetian bronze finishes. The kit will come with the necessary parts to convert from the acrylic knob handle to a lever style handle.
We do not recommend using competitors parts with our faucets and doing so will void the product warranty.
The pull down diverter tub spout is available as the RP17543 in the chrome and brilliance stainless finishes.
Thanks,
Dave
Date published: 2024-03-28
Can this be used with a 600 series that has a push button diverter at the bottom of the escutcheon plate?
Hello Cruise Momma!
Thank you for your review regarding the Delta RP54870RB Renovation Kit - 600 Series Tub & Shower.
I am very happy to help you!
The Delta RP54870RB Rennovation kit can be used with a 600 series that has a push button diverter at the bottom of the escutcheon plate. The Push button diver has to be capped off using the Delta RP2865 Delta Plug. Here is a link to the part:
https://www.deltafaucet.com/parts/product/RP2865.html
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We look forward to continuing to serve you. Please feel free to contact us back for further assistance.
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Best Regards,
Antoine
Date published: 2022-10-26
Re-tiling over existing tiles on shower wall.
I am putting new tiles over existing tiles and this will bring this trim out approx. 5/16". The bonnet nut still shows with about 1/8" clearance behind it and the screws are long enough. The question is; will any of the trim interfere with the movement of the handle and if it does, is there an extension available? The old plastic handle would still work.
Hi Ba,
Thank you for your question! The new tile should not cause any issue with the operation of the handle.
Thanks,
Jon
Date published: 2024-03-28
Is this metal?
Thank you for your question, Cheri! The trim parts and ball assembly are metal.
Best regards, Jon
Date published: 2024-03-28
Can you make this in matt black version!
Hi, Jasmina!
Thank you for your question. At this time, the Delta RP54870 Renovation Kit is only available in the Chrome, Venetian Bronze, and Stainless Steel finishes. Please check back frequently for any updates on our finishes.
Best Regards, Rosanna
Date published: 2024-03-28
Your answer to other question: "We no longer manufacture trim kits for the 600 series and apologize for any inconvenience." So is this item available or not?
Hi, Timmy.
Thank you for your question. We no longer make new and different style trim kits for the 600 Series Unit. However, the Delta RP54870RB Renovation Kit for the 600 Series is available for purchase.
Best Regards,
Rosanna
Date published: 2024-03-28
I would like to get the renovation kit for the 600 series tub and shower, but what tub spout will fit into the existing piping?
The tub spout I have screws on to a male coupling. Are there any delta tub spouts that will go with the 600 series renovation kit in the bronze color? The piping sticks out about 1.5 inches from the wall.
Thank you for your question. Delta Faucet model # RP54870RB does not include the showerhead, tub spout or shower arm and flange in the rennovation kit. We offer a few tub spouts in the Venetian Bronze finish that can be threaded onto a pipe. Here is a list of the model numbers: RP43161RB, RP42915RB, RP34357RB, RP51303RB, RP52148RB, RP53419RB, RP61269RB, and RP72565RB.
Date published: 2024-03-28
I have a 600 series with a diverter button below the handle. If I plug the diverter hole with the RP2865 diverter plug. Can I then use this trim kit and get tub spout with a diverter?
Hi, Jeff!
Thank you for your question. We do recommend to plug the diverter hole with the Delta RP2865 Diverter Plug and use a new diverter tub spout assembly to work with the Delta RP54870RB 600 Series Renovation Kit.
Best Regards, Rosanna
Date published: 2024-03-28
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