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So, it is not necessarily the shower piece that the building management suggested is the issue? I should really check all water fixtures and just replace cartridges. The shutoffs for individual sinks/toilets is easily accessible beneath the fixtures... just the shower that has no clear shutoff.

Hello all. I am just following up on this post. I ended up cutting out the wood paneling for an access square below the washer line - that part actually worked out easily where I can more or less put the wood square back in there. HOWEVER, after that work, I was completely unable to remove the...

Hey everybody! I am writing about a split-level condo in a 50 unit building. The issue I am having is a downstairs bathroom with separate cold/hot handles only putting out hot water regardless of what handle is on/off. There has been no plumbing work done in this apartment for a while. When...

Thanks for all of the replies! So there does not seem to be an easy way to remove the box as I had hoped. AND unfortunately it is not drywall, so not a simple fix to just cut out below the box... So I decided to try to remove the handle, etc and repack and see what happens. I could NOT remove...

Thank you for your response. Here are some more pictures from farther back. Let me know if any other pictures would help.

Hello all! I am repairing a leaking water supply valve for a washing machine. I first tried tightening the nut to no avail, and then repacked the nut with packing (a rope like substance). It is far better - as in no longer squirting out water, but still allows a slight drip which slowly...

Thanks for the response Jim! I read that you are "not a pro", but I do appreciate you passing on the things you have learned in your own experiences! I cleaned up the area around the bolts best I could, but they seem to be in just a regular bolt hole with no way to slide them out... (I couldnt...

Hello all! This is my first post on this site, thanks in advance for all help provided. I am very new when it comes to toilet removal, so I hope my pictures clear up my confusion on part names! My toilet was rocking recently, so I found online that I should tighten the two bolts that secure...