Eric Klein
New Member
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,
I have a plumbing problem in my shower which is killing me and I can't call a plumber. I live in an apartment building and I told the super about my leaky shower. He said he will get to it, but it will be a while (knowing him probably 2 months) and my bathroom is so damp that mold is starting to form on the walls. My diverter nozzle is constantly leaking hot water. I have a two handle tub and was going to replace the hot water stem or at least the washers on it (probably the whole stem once I have it out). The screw is recessed in the handle and it is stripped and rusted and I tried using ez -out screw removers, wd 40, just about everything but I can't get it out. Is the next step cut the whole thing off with a hacksaw? I also can't turn off any shower water because the turn-off valve is somewhere in the wall and sealed in there. Any help will be hugely appreciated.
I have a plumbing problem in my shower which is killing me and I can't call a plumber. I live in an apartment building and I told the super about my leaky shower. He said he will get to it, but it will be a while (knowing him probably 2 months) and my bathroom is so damp that mold is starting to form on the walls. My diverter nozzle is constantly leaking hot water. I have a two handle tub and was going to replace the hot water stem or at least the washers on it (probably the whole stem once I have it out). The screw is recessed in the handle and it is stripped and rusted and I tried using ez -out screw removers, wd 40, just about everything but I can't get it out. Is the next step cut the whole thing off with a hacksaw? I also can't turn off any shower water because the turn-off valve is somewhere in the wall and sealed in there. Any help will be hugely appreciated.