BeautyFish
New Member
Guys -
I had a plumber come and look at two issues in two different bathrooms. The guy didn't know what he was doing, and I was helped on this forum with the bathtub faucet issue, which didn't need the $230 spout replacement the guy quoted me. Instead, I was able to fix it myself with with five bucks worth of parts and tools I had lying around. Now I'm asking for help with a dripping Delta shower head and faucet. I have no way of turning off the water locally, so I'm hoping someone will look at the picture and recognize the part. The plumber said that the Delta piece doesn't use O rings or washers and would need a new cartridge to the tune of $300. The only way for me to disassemble to faucet involves going down to the basement, unscrewing an access panel, shutting off the water for the house, and opening the faucets for the upstairs to let the water drain out. I'd like to save myself the trouble if any of you can tell me if the guy was correct or not. The plumber also said that fixing it would involve sweating pipes, which is not my strong suit. Does anyone recognize this particular type of faucet/valve and know whether or not I can fix the drip by replacing a part myself without doing any serious work with a torch/solder, etc.?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I had a plumber come and look at two issues in two different bathrooms. The guy didn't know what he was doing, and I was helped on this forum with the bathtub faucet issue, which didn't need the $230 spout replacement the guy quoted me. Instead, I was able to fix it myself with with five bucks worth of parts and tools I had lying around. Now I'm asking for help with a dripping Delta shower head and faucet. I have no way of turning off the water locally, so I'm hoping someone will look at the picture and recognize the part. The plumber said that the Delta piece doesn't use O rings or washers and would need a new cartridge to the tune of $300. The only way for me to disassemble to faucet involves going down to the basement, unscrewing an access panel, shutting off the water for the house, and opening the faucets for the upstairs to let the water drain out. I'd like to save myself the trouble if any of you can tell me if the guy was correct or not. The plumber also said that fixing it would involve sweating pipes, which is not my strong suit. Does anyone recognize this particular type of faucet/valve and know whether or not I can fix the drip by replacing a part myself without doing any serious work with a torch/solder, etc.?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.