Recent content by marvingreenberg

So, maybe just replacing the last bit of 1/2" pipe with copper will help, since it may be the worst restriction. The 3/4 run is supplying the hot water heater too, and there seems reasonable hot water flow in the whole house. Thanks for the explanations.

On one side of the house, the hose bib has great pressure. On the other, it's just a gentle flow. I took apart the external valve, and the internal shutoff and everything "looked" ok. I had some free time, so decided to replace the ancient (75 year old?) external valve and the internal shut...

Thanks for the replies. Although it sounds like I'll either have to follow just Terry' s advice or do both, since the hole in the tile is small, and any modern fixture will still require a much larger opening.

Some neighbors had a shower/bath retiled. The folks asked if they wanted to replace the existing fixture (20 y/o Moen bath/shower one handle valve) They said keep it. But when they tiled, they tiled up to the edge of the valve leaving just a couple inch hole. The existing fixture plate is...

Wow, this forum has some active participation by knowledgable folks. So the bright brass cap comes off? The problem I had was that when I put a pipe wrench on that, the whole valve was turning, bending the pipes that went to the joint behind. And the darker brass sleeve behind turns freely so...

Hi. I have a leaking shower valve. Are there seals or other parts that can be replaced on this model (some variety of Delta single handle) valve? I couldn't find a Delta parts list or anything online. I can't find any model number or marking, and couldn't discover what the next step in...