Chessiec
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I would really appreciate the opinion of the plumbers here on whether to repair or replace my "Standard" (American Standard?) shower/tub valve.
It is dripping from the tub spout when turned off. I haven't been able to get the escutcheons off. They have either plumber's putty or plaster packed in behind them. Rock hard. I can't tell if they pull off or are threaded on: pulling hasn't worked, and I so far can't just rotate counter-clockwise off, probably because of the plaster packed in the escutcheon. I hope someone here can tell me how they come off, so I can know if I need to carefully dremel or chip out that plaster.
DEA plumbing has replacement valve stems. Does anyone know if they would fit this valve?
If advice from this forum is to replace the valve, can that be done with the access panel as is, or does the header need to be removed and the access hole opened up more? This is a two handle 8" spread valve with diverter on the tub spout, and there is no need to change anything about the shower head and pipe to it. A plumber that I'm not sure about said he would have to open the hole up about 6 more inches to change out the valve.
I hope my attempt to load up photos of this is successful. Thanks for any advice and help.
It is dripping from the tub spout when turned off. I haven't been able to get the escutcheons off. They have either plumber's putty or plaster packed in behind them. Rock hard. I can't tell if they pull off or are threaded on: pulling hasn't worked, and I so far can't just rotate counter-clockwise off, probably because of the plaster packed in the escutcheon. I hope someone here can tell me how they come off, so I can know if I need to carefully dremel or chip out that plaster.
DEA plumbing has replacement valve stems. Does anyone know if they would fit this valve?
If advice from this forum is to replace the valve, can that be done with the access panel as is, or does the header need to be removed and the access hole opened up more? This is a two handle 8" spread valve with diverter on the tub spout, and there is no need to change anything about the shower head and pipe to it. A plumber that I'm not sure about said he would have to open the hole up about 6 more inches to change out the valve.
I hope my attempt to load up photos of this is successful. Thanks for any advice and help.
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