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We have a plumbing problem with our shower faucets- how can we fix them?
Aug 22, 2007 by kaloka | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
Our house was built in 1968 and our most recent remodel was a few years ago. We retiled our shower ( professionally ) and also had them install new faucets. Since then we have started having problems and it has progressively gotten worse. The cold water faucet seems fine ( hard to tell because we have a water saver showerhead ) but the hot water is barely turned on to get a warm shower. It's almost off- when you turn if off, it doesn't even seem like you are actually turning it, it's so slight. My husband said he has the parts to fix it, but he hates plumbing, and dreads taking it apart, that he won't be able to fix it and it'll only be worse, or create more problems. Anyone know what might be going on with the faucets?
I don't know the brand-so we couldn't contact the manufacturer- but I would hope it's a good brand because we picked high grade tile. Also, the cold water faucet drips when we are showering- not alot but enough if you happen to get underneath it! The hot water in the rest of the house is normal.
it might be the hot water line itself. how it the water pressure of the rest of the hot water faucets in the house? Calcium could be to blame. I suggest you husband take it apart and replace a few washers and gaskets, just make sure NOT TO FORCE ANYTHING. And use channel lock pliers to do the repair, not just a pair of needle nose pliers. good luck.
Rusty S | Aug 22, 2007
the hot water stem may be "bad", but if it doesn't leak and you get hot water I wouldn't worry about it.
TnA Inc. | Aug 22, 2007
Yes!! Let your husband know that he is incapable of fixing the thing and you are going to call a high priced professional plumber, but if he can fix it by this week end, then you will treat him to dinner and rent a room with a swimming pool and hot tub in the hotel in town and you both can have a wonderful week end. One way or the other it will get done.
mr.obvious | Aug 22, 2007
Sounds to me like a defective product. you should lookup the maker online and find out their contact phone number and call them. They should be able to lead you through the fix, or send you a new one, as was our case with a defective product. We use Delta or Peerless (same company) and are great to work with. Great product too, though a little more expensive than most, you really do get what you pay for. You might as well get a quality product that will last a lifetime, than get a cheap product for a cheap price that you ends up being a pain in the tuckus! thats just one mans oppinion , but one I've have to earn the hard way--from 45 years experience. Hope this helps, Greg
gregbrenda007 | Aug 22, 2007
Not knowing the manufacturer makes things difficult. If it was a Moen shower faucet, you could simply replace the cartridge on the hot water side. However, replacing a tub faucet assembly isn't rocket science. Usually the biggest problem is that there is no access to the faucet, in which case you have to cut out an access panel. Once you have access, you have 3 connections - the hot/cold supply lines and the shower stand-pipe. Piping size is normally standardized, so that shouldn't be a problem. Purchase a unit with the same "centers" as your old unit so that no holes will have to be recut. Turn off the main water supply and drain the assembly and disconnect it. Reconnect the hot/cold supplies, and the shower stand-pipe to the new unit, install the supplied escutcheon plates, and you're finished. Check for leaks, tighten as required. It's a typical Saturday morning job, as long as you have access to the shower assembly, it's not difficult.
Jim | Aug 22, 2007
How old is your water heater? I have seen it where the installer of the water heater did not use dielectric nipples or unions and calcium starts to build up right at that joint. Calcium also builds up on the bottom of the water heater and breaks loose after a while. Thats why you are supposed to flush them once a year. It may be just a coincidence that it happend after the remodel. Calcium can also build up any where down the hot water line. It can possibly plug the valve on the hot water side of the shower.
Just another thing you might want to check.
Brian M | Aug 22, 2007
Shower Faucets?
Jul 11, 2007 by paseox | Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY)
Can anyone tell me if the pressure can be affected if I installed a Single Handle Shower set into my shower where there it is currently a three knob right now?
What may happen if I am getting the jest of your question is the old faucet by it being 3 handled and you are wanting to change it.
First of all the old faucet was before the worry of wasting water from the Gov. EPA.
At first they aloud the faucet manufactures to do was on the shower part of the faucet out put, (shower head) they had them install a almost solid rubber washer and they put like 6 may 8 real tiny holes in it to cut down the volume of water used when showering. But the faucet still had a true 1/2 inch size inlets to it.
Today the faucets are reduced down to 3/8 inch inside the faucet, and I have even seen smaller size restrictions. Plus they still use the rubber re stricter in the shower head.
No matter what get rid of the rubber restrictor in the thread part of the shower head if you are worried about pressure.
I am a plumber and a self doer this is how I make a living and what I have done to my shower heads is take them apart and drill the largest hole I can get away with so I can actually get wet and rinse the suds off me during a shower.
The bad thing about the single handle is the water is going through a cartridge with numerous ports. I have all single handled tub/shower or shower faucets and in messing with the shower heads I don't have much trouble.
Ray Y | Jul 11, 2007
Do Moen and Delta make anti scalding shower faucets with ceramic valve that come as a package?
Feb 13, 2008 by Roy B | Posted in Decorating & Remodeling
Do Moen and Delta make anti scalding shower faucets with ceramic valve that come as a package instead of trim and rough-in or valves that need to be purchased separately?
What's the best faucet out there?
Delta, Moen, Danze (Taiwan)
well I know Moen carries an anti scald line, but I'm not sure about the packaged part of it. I'd check their website for more info. My experience with Delta is that they're "throw away" faucets. I've dealt with breakage and failure from their products. My personal favorite is Kohler, but it can get spendy. American Standard has more affordable lines, if you're looking to save money. I have no experience and therefore no opinion about Danze, though I do know the name.
My suggestion is to check out the different manufactures websites. Most of them have plenty of information regarding what you're asking. I've used them plenty of times while doing specs for plumbers and clients (I'm an Interior Designer). Or you can call up your favorite plumbing supply and get them to do the legwork....lol. I've gotten stuck doing that plenty of times, even when it didn't lead to a sale.
Good luck.
fieryfroggiegirl | Feb 13, 2008
I replaced my bathtub/shower faucets and now the shower pressure is lower than it was. What's the easiest fix?
Sep 27, 2006 by Howler24 | Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY)
I spent most of my day off replacing the three faucet attachments in my bathroom to fix a leak. The leak is fixed, but one faucet isn't seated the same as the others (no idea why but it works) and now my shower pressure is about 50% of what it was. I tightened the shower diverter as hard as I could without ripping out the 30-year-old fixtures. Is there an easy fix to this?
A lot of new shower fixtures have water restrictors in the heads. Sometimes, they can be removed. Take the shower head off from the supply pipe, and look into the head from the threaded end. If you see a piece of plastic with a few holes in it, that will be the restrictor. If you can take that out, your problem will be solved. That is, if it was all assembled correctly. Good Luck.
Average Joe | Sep 27, 2006
How do you replace gaskets in bathroom and shower faucets?
Feb 28, 2008 by Chris | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs
I was told by a plumber that the gaskets needed to be replaced to stop all the leaking. I need to do this myself because if i wait for my other half bad will turn to worse. Any info will help more than you know- i am clueless
Marjoe is right, but I will add my two cents worth as well.
Always do these type of plumbing jobs when the hardware store is open and will stay that way for a couple of hours.
Take the old washers to the store with you - there are hundreds of different styles and sizes.
Don't just replace the washers, you need to check the seats too. A seat is the thing that the washer bumps into to stop the water. Sometimes, but not always, these will ge a notch or chip in them and they will cause washers to weat out quickly or not shut the water off all the way. Once you follow Marjoe's instructions, stick your finger down in the hole and feel the surface. If it is nice and smooth, you are fine. If it feels rough, you need to replace it. For this job, you need a seat wrench - it is just and angled piece of metal with a tapered or stepped end which you slide down inside the holeand turn. You can pick one of these up where you are buying your washers - they are not expensive - much cheaper than a plumber.
Keep in mind that they kind of faucet that Marjoe wrote about is just one kind of faucet - the kind with two handles. Faucets with one handle have a mixing ball which can also be replaced. Sometimes you run accross a cheap two handle sink faucet which dosen't have seats and has alternate types of valve stems. Some of these can also be rebuilt - just take the parts to your hardware store.
If you run into really bad problems with the sink, it will be cheaper and easier to just replace the faucet - I bought one on sale at Home Depot last week for $19.
Have fun!
Osbaldistone | Feb 29, 2008
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