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  1. David here

    Proper sealant for popup? (faux marble)

    Thanks, Redwood... Oddly, that GE silicone II sounds like the same product I used but it must have been too old to cure properly. (5-10 years, maybe??) Off to the store...
  2. David here

    Proper sealant for popup? (faux marble)

    I need to know the best or acceptable sealants for a drain popup in a faux-marble sink. I had to replace a broken sink drain popup last week. When I read the plumbers putty can, it says emphatically not to use it on plastic or "marble." Short on time, I found a used tube of old white...
  3. David here

    Mixet Shower Faucet

    Sync? The temp handle should turn independently of the flow control knob. If the temp handle turns a full circle, perhaps someone who worked on it lost or left out a "key" that should act as a stop. You might find packaging on a new stem part that has a diagram and some brief instructions. In...
  4. David here

    Substitute for Mixet stem?

    A few posts in the forum include a link for info on a different "Moen style" cartridge to replace the old Mixet shower valve stem because of a hot-cold crossflow problem. When I follow that old link it leads to a "page not found" error. However, one post by Milton on 3-31-05 mentions a "NoMix...
  5. David here

    Old Mixet shower valve

    Should it just have one "key"? Thanks, Jimbo. I didn't notice a stem number, only the fact it is for pre-1968. I'm still puzzled about where a second key might fit in farther along the stem, or if that's a mistaken sketch. Single key or two keys needed? --David
  6. David here

    Old Mixet shower valve

    We have a pre-1968 Mixet valve in our tiled shower stall. Several years ago I replaced the o-ring and washer, and made notes of how-to for the future. Now that it is not providing a usable temperature range, i.e. never hot, I was scoping out parts to replace the old original(?) stem. A...
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