Mods: I assume you’re going to remove the post, too, then since it also violates rule 2?

It’s not a meme… it’s a political statement. Learn the difference?

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You might also see if you can find a plumbing community and post as many details as you can… I’m an experienced DIY person who has done a lot hands on and read a lot, but I’m not a plumber so I still have blind-spots.

Sometimes even new(er) valves fail. If you have hard water then that is plenty of time to mess one up. In a best case scenario, you can lookup your make/model of faucet to buy a ‘cartridge’ for it and find the instructions on how to replace that. In more extreme cases / poor designs, you could have to tear into the wall and replace the entire thing.

A lot of showers need a new mixer valve…

The pole would basically be a space elevator. I suspect gravity and inertia would effectively keep you from moving the stick. Even if you could move it, you’d only be able to move it at a speed that would seem like it’s stationary. As such, the light would still be faster.