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My Mixet shower faucet has a temperature-control knob and a volume-control handle. Both the knob and the handle are becoming more-and-more difficult to turn. What do I need to do so they are easier to turn?

The escutcheon plate says "Mixet". There's a 3" hole in the shower surround. I can see the some of the inside-the-wall plumbing thru the hole. The 3/4" water-supply pipe sticks out about 3 inches into the shower. Rather than searching for and bying all of the Mixet parts, I'd prefer to...

The 35-year-old faucet for my bathroom shower has a handle and a knob -- one adjusts the temperature; the other adjusts the pressure -- which have become very hard to turn. Since parts are no longer available for my faucet, I'd like to replace it with a brand-new faucet. However, all of...