Posted by superman on January 14, 1998 at 10:15:54:
In Reply to: Re: Water diversion to shower from faucett posted by Hill on December 29, 1997 at 10:40:22:
Try a Moen 3926 or 3929 tub spout. It takes very little water pressure to create a seal and diverts most of the water to the shower head.
: The divertor mechanism is held by water pressure - low pressure will cause the water to come out both the spout and head and very high pressure will, also.
: If that is not the case then 99% of the divertors are not repairable - just replace it. You need to know whether or not you have copper or galvanized pipes (to start). Hill
:
: : When the plunger (or whatever you call it) is pulled
: : up to divert the water coming out of the faucett to
: : the shower head, only about half of the water gets
: : to the shower head and the rest continues going into
: : the bathtub. Any of you experts out there know what
: : I need to do to take care of the problem? Thanks in
: : advance for your help.