How to Replace a Tub-Spout Diverter Valve
The plunger in the spout at the bottom of your tub is not staying up and you don't know what to do. You desperately want to take a shower, but holding the valve closed with your foot is getting old, and besides, you could slip and fall. Here is how to change that tub-spout diverter valve so you have both feet free to enjoy dancing in your shower again.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Loosen and remove any caulking from around the tub spout with a putty knife. Be careful not to scratch the tile or tub surround material.
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Unscrew the tub spout from the threaded pipe. In plumbing terms this threaded pipe is the "nipple." If you have trouble loosening it, try some WD-40 on the threads.
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Take this to your home improvement center to get an exact match in pipe diameter. Make sure you match plumbing metals, for instance if you have plastic pipe, don't get a copper based tub-spout valve assembly. P
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Wrap Teflon tape around the threaded "nipple" on your spout plumbing. Directly off the roll, spin a few layers of Teflon tape around the threads. Be sure to cover all threads and try not to get any outside of this area. This ensures that the new tub-spout diverter valve assembly does not leak.
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Screw on the new spout and caulk around the new spout at the base.
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Comments
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bugmenawt
Oct 13, 2008
"If you have trouble loosening it, try some WD-40 on the threads." If you can't loosen it, how are you going to spray ANYTHING on the treads? -
bugmenawt
Oct 13, 2008
"If you have trouble loosening it, try some WD-40 on the threads." If you can't loosen it, how are you going to spray ANYTHING on the treads?
