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    Internet explorer or Moxilla Firefox

    don't forget about extensions... Another nice thing about Firefox is the fact that you can customize and enhance it by using extensions. Some of the extensions I use and can't live without: Adblock Plus & Adblock Filterset.G Updater - Blocks out all web ads. Makes browsing much more...
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    Problem replacing American Standard shower diverter stem.

    Verdeboy, actually, there is an o-ring in that groove, but it doesn't fill the entire groove. Maybe I need to replace that.
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    Problem replacing American Standard shower diverter stem.

    But then I wouldn't be able to spend hours of my time swearing, sweating and catching assorted body parts between adjustable wrenches and the like. ;)
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    Problem replacing American Standard shower diverter stem.

    Here's the stem Here's what it looks like... Does it appear that the seat is worn? It APPEARS to seal up pretty tight when you screw in the stem, but then again I'm not sure. I wasn't able to find a replacement part for this anywhere, can anyone point me in the direction of a good online...
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    Problem replacing American Standard shower diverter stem.

    Sorry, I went back and read my post and realized I wasn't too clear on what I meant. Basically the tub faucet runs when the diverter is switched to shower, so, water is coming out of the shower and out of the faucet, into the tub. The stem is not leaking. As I said before, the washer at the end...
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    Problem replacing American Standard shower diverter stem.

    I live in a 3 floor house, built in 1920, and I'd say the (pink and grey tiled) bathroom was installed circa 1955, with all the original fixtures. They're branded as "Standard" which I assume is American Standard, since I've been able to replace both the faucet stems with Danco american standard...
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