diverter spout

Hey everyone! I have a shower with a valve diverter that no longer fully diverts water to the shower and bypasses to the spout. I was told by a plumber that the age of my system makes changing the valve diverter risky and/or susceptible to more issues in the future. Can I simply add a spout...

I am currently replacing the trim kit in my ~30 year old bathroom in Oregon. The last thing I need to replace is the tub spout, and the spout in my kit is a slide-on. My old spout is an IPS connection with the threads all the way against the shower wall (see photo). My issue is that the nipple...

Is there a way to bypass a shower pipe, i.e. convert a tub/shower diverter spout to a plain tub spout, such that the water will not go up the pipes in the wall to the shower head? It seems the shower pipe is leaking; no drips below when the diverter is set to tub, and drips when set to shower...

I replaced an old bathtub diverter spout (push-on type). The problem is the 2" pipe protruding from the wall is not anchored very well so when I push the spout on, the friction of the fitting pushes the pipe back into the wall somewhat, so that no matter what I do, when I let go of the spout...