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We are a veteran Toto household -- we installed 2 Aquia II's at our old house, 2 Eco Drakes at my mother-in-law's, and an Aquia II and a Vespin II at our new house. They are without a doubt the finest toilets I have ever used and worth every penny. We have not had any problems or a single clog...

Wow, I post a question and Price Pfister itself wants to help. Next, President Obama will be weighing in. I tried installing the nylon washer again and backseating the nose against it. I could get it to turn about 1/12 of a turn this time -- got flow to the tub spout, but zero to the shower...

Actually, I found one sold individually at "blue". I put it on, but found that when I screwed the stem back into the wall, I could barely turn the diverter handle anymore (maybe 1/16th of a turn). With the washer off, the handle does almost a half turn. So, I figure either the washer needs...

I think you're right! I don't remember seeing a loose washer on the diverter, and it is a Price Pfister. Are the washers nylon I guess?

I recently bought a house that has a tub/shower with the 3-stem configuration (hot, cold, diverter). All three stems leaked from the stems, plus when the diverter was switched to shower mode a stream of water would still run out the tub spout (about 10% of the flow) so I replaced the hot and...

Thanks for the speedy reply. I don't mind the cost of the bronze one, but it's a PVC line -- how do I connect it? Thank you.

Just put in a solvent-weld 1/2" PVC ball valve as a shut-off valve on my sprinkler system. It shuts off great but when I turn it on, a trickle of water comes out of the handle. Nothing to do but to cut it out and replace it, right? Any suggestions on a replacement that WON'T leak, so I don't...

I installed 2 Eco Drakes at my mother-in-law's house about 7 months ago, and I realized I had not weighed-in on them here on the boards. I won't belabor the point, but just wanted to say that they're excellent in every way -- quiet, fast, NEVER clog, excellent quality. I prefer the Aquia II...

Do you mean to 11.25"? That's what I need. Would I drill new holes?

I installed 2 Aquia II's in my old house with a 11.5" rough-in. I can't remember but I think there was still a tiny bit of space near the wall. My new house has a 11.25" rough-in, and I really would like to put in the Aquia II, it would be sad to be without one! Can someone out there measure...

I wasn't aware of the warranty, and I already disposed of the tub. Perhaps I should email American Standard my photos and see what happens, but I doubt they'll send me any money and I sure don't want any more American Standard products . . .

When researching replacement bathtubs on this site, I was surprised at the generally positive reviews that Americast received. When I removed my old Americast tub last January after barely 11 years of average use, it was a mess of cracks in the resin on the underside -- and this is a tub that...

OK, for posterity's sake, here's how it worked out: Thanks to God, I got all the measurements right and when we lowered the tub into place, the sanitary tee slid right onto the stub coming up out of the floor! So it can be done -- if anyone in the future is in the same situation, it's...

This is very intriguing because I was under the impression that it's virtually impossible for one of those to leak! It just seems like it is such a snug fit, especially when tightened. Clearly there's some sort of standing water there, but I would think that it would still not leak even if...

Thanks so much -- we've got it covered on all points. Should work out great. Now I just need to wrap the pipe with tape where it will be covered with masonry and I'm good to go! Thanks again.