Recent content by JMattero

Hello: I need some help with this. I have two Gerber toilets in one of my rental properties which I purchased and installed in 2004. Last week a tenant called and said she went to the bathroom in the middle of the night, went back to sleep and was awakened by the ceiling in the living room...

Bevelled gasket Calantha: There is no need to replace the bevelled washer unless you notice that when you take a shower, or get water on the overflow faceplate, that some water leaks out of the back of the tub. This would probably be most easily noticed by a stain on the ceiling below the head...

Calantha: The "Beveled Washer" would NOT go on the tub side. You would have to go into the access panel from the back of the tub, and the overflow tube will be loose (since you removed the faceplate fromt he tubside). The bevelled washer will go between the elbow of the overflow tube (not...

Correction Sorry, in my previous post I said "Stop and Waste" when I really meant WASTE AND OVERFLOW. Sorry for the mistake. Thanks.

Easy question - does anyone know where I can find plumbing parts online? I am doing a re-hab where the homeowner is getting a new Kohler tub. She wants brushed nickel faucets and accessories. For the Stop and Waste, my plumbing supplier is telling me that it will cost $180.00 and will take 3...

Buy a new spout Sorry this is so late, but I just saw it while searching for another problem. Anyway, if I understand you correctly, you are NOT talking about a faucet type stem for the diverter, but are talking about the kind of thing that is a "pull up-push down" piece that is on top of the...

A little clarification Jimbo and HJ: Thank you both for your help. You have eased my mind, regarding the overflow gasket. However, the guy sold me two different types. One was the beveled type, and the other was a softer type of rubber that was thicker (maybe 1/2 " thick) around the outer...

Hello: I am NOT a plumber, but a DIY rehabber of rental properties I own. Anyway, I need some help. In one of my properties, a tenant called to say that she had a leak whenever she took a bath, but NOT when she took a shower. I went to look, and when I ran water against the overflow, I got a...