Posted by Mark Summers on January 20, 1998 at 07:02:58:
1. In my shower I believe that the washers are starting to
go especially on the hot water side. I have been able to
remove the hot side with a faucet puller, but on the cold
side I get seem to get it off. The hot side has the handle
and 'stem' as one piece so it pulled out fairly easily. The
cold side is separate from the stem (although they look the
same). I have tried WD40, Liquid Wrench, and Vinegar. I only
see the screw on the front. I have tapped it from behind
with a hammer (as best as I can). It seems to 'skweek' when
turning now and has some movement left to right. Is it
possible that I may have caused problems to the valve stem ?
2. Before even trying to remove the handles I noticed that when
I turned on the hot water and then the cold, water started to
come from the shower head without the spout handle being pulled up
at all. Could there be something in the line deviating the water ?
(I have soaked the spout in a vinegar bath)
3. What would it take to convert to a single handle. I don't
know if I can find the same ceramic tile pattern.
Thanks