Posted by Joe I. on January 22, 1998 at 19:21:16:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Parts for Very Old Shower Diverter posted by Jon on January 22, 1998 at 06:21:30:
: : : I need a washer from a "Borg-Warner" shower diverter.
: : : I can't find this manufacturer anywhere, and I fear
: : : they've gone out of business...everyone tells me
: : : they make transmissions now...
: : : I need a new washer (not the faucet washer) for it,
: : : since the old one has disintegrated, and without it,
: : : water will only come out the spout and not the shower
: : : head.
: : : Any ideas about where to go to get a new washer?
: : Try a plumbing parts house. They may be able in substitute a washer from another manufacturer or machine you a new part.
: I've been to 4 plumbing supply companies, and none of
: them have been able to find a replacement washer - one
: even looked in a catalog from a company that
: makes replacement parts for old fixtures and
: it wasn't in there either -- I asked about using
: a similar washer, or perhaps modifying a similar
: washer to work, and he said it wouldn't last very
: long and that these washers need to be the exact
: fit for them to work properly.... he suggested
: one other parts house that I'll try. He also
: suggested (like all the others) that I have a
: whole new shower handle-set installed.
Where are you (State) ?