My 30+ year old 3-handle shower-tub faucet is no longer functioning correctly. The hot-cold water flow and temperature (due to the hot-cold water mixing) are fine when diverted to the tub spout, but not through the shower head. From my layman's view, it appears that the diverter valve needs to be replaced. It is probably a good idea to replace the hot-cold valve stems too.
With the water diverted to the shower, the shower works good when only the cold water is on (a very small stream of cold water runs from the tub spout though). However, when I turn the hot water on, I hear a lot of racket and very little hot water flows to the shower head (enough runs to barely take a shower). Most of the hot water flows from the tub spout and it takes a lot of juggling to get the proper hot-cold water mix to a comfortable temperature.
The attached pictures show my faucet. The faucet appears to be American Standard based on the symbol under the tub spout. My faucet does not appear to be anything I have found surfing the 'net, since all of the stems that I have seen did not contain a non-removable metal surround encasing the valve stem. Thus, I cannot simply take a wrench and twist it out.
I have no idea how to remove the valves/stems. I tried a 24mm socket, since the hex nut is about that size, but I could not even get it inside the metal encasement. Moreover, if someone can ID/has a good idea what model the faucet and valves/stems are, are the parts still available to perform the repair?
I am doing some renovations to my primary bathroom which means the bathroom where the faucet is located is currently our primary bathroom and I cannot handle another project like replacement the faucet entirely right now. It looks like the heavy use strained the faucet.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
With the water diverted to the shower, the shower works good when only the cold water is on (a very small stream of cold water runs from the tub spout though). However, when I turn the hot water on, I hear a lot of racket and very little hot water flows to the shower head (enough runs to barely take a shower). Most of the hot water flows from the tub spout and it takes a lot of juggling to get the proper hot-cold water mix to a comfortable temperature.
The attached pictures show my faucet. The faucet appears to be American Standard based on the symbol under the tub spout. My faucet does not appear to be anything I have found surfing the 'net, since all of the stems that I have seen did not contain a non-removable metal surround encasing the valve stem. Thus, I cannot simply take a wrench and twist it out.
I have no idea how to remove the valves/stems. I tried a 24mm socket, since the hex nut is about that size, but I could not even get it inside the metal encasement. Moreover, if someone can ID/has a good idea what model the faucet and valves/stems are, are the parts still available to perform the repair?
I am doing some renovations to my primary bathroom which means the bathroom where the faucet is located is currently our primary bathroom and I cannot handle another project like replacement the faucet entirely right now. It looks like the heavy use strained the faucet.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
