I purchased a home that used to be a fire department. It was built in 1960.
I recently started having a leaky faucet in the shower. Whenever we turned on the hot water, the cold water faucet would leak. I recently disassembled the faucets and went to the local Ace hardware store for replacement parts. They did not have the replacement parts. They did however match all the seat gaskets (I think that's what they are called) and o-rings.
When I reassembled the faucets the leaking was much worse. Since that time the leaking has gotten worse and now the water nearly sprays out the handle.
I've reached out to several plumbers and plumber supplies, none of which expressed any confidence that they would be of any help with my problem. As a side note, the plumbing is cemented/concreted into the interior wall for a more thorough review of the issue. We are a few months away from doing a bathroom remodel at which point we will open up the wall.
But for now, I would like to be able to fix the leak. I however don't understand how the hot water could leak out the cold water faucet handle/knob.
I attached a few photos for your review and I am hoping someone might recognize this arrangement and be able to push in the right direction.
Thanks
I recently started having a leaky faucet in the shower. Whenever we turned on the hot water, the cold water faucet would leak. I recently disassembled the faucets and went to the local Ace hardware store for replacement parts. They did not have the replacement parts. They did however match all the seat gaskets (I think that's what they are called) and o-rings.
When I reassembled the faucets the leaking was much worse. Since that time the leaking has gotten worse and now the water nearly sprays out the handle.
I've reached out to several plumbers and plumber supplies, none of which expressed any confidence that they would be of any help with my problem. As a side note, the plumbing is cemented/concreted into the interior wall for a more thorough review of the issue. We are a few months away from doing a bathroom remodel at which point we will open up the wall.
But for now, I would like to be able to fix the leak. I however don't understand how the hot water could leak out the cold water faucet handle/knob.
I attached a few photos for your review and I am hoping someone might recognize this arrangement and be able to push in the right direction.
Thanks
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