How to Change Seats and washers and Diverter On Shower Valve

You can fix shower leaks

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Philip screw driver
• small flat head screw driver
• stem socket
• step seat wrench
• channel lock plier
• big flat head screw driver

1. First you have to shut the water off to the whole house. Go to the shower and turn all the valve open to let the water and the pressure in the system out. Take your screw driver and pop the handle' s plastic button out on all three handles. Unscrew the handles and take them off. Turn the metal flanges (stem cover) counter clockwise to loosen it, take it all the way out.

2. Using your stem socket, turn counter clockwise and loosen the stems, take it all the way out and look at the inside end of the stem, there is a screw on the center holding the rubber washer, unscrew it and take the rubber washer to size up the new washer to.

3. Stick one end of the seat wrench into the center of where you pull the stem out of, at the very back of the hole is the seat its round with a hole in the center, that where you suppose to insert the seat wrench into. Turn the seat wrench handle counter clockwise to loosen the seat, take it all the way out and inspect it. Get the right size for the seats and install everything back together, turn all the water valves back off and turn the water back on.

Tips & Warnings

• If you do not know the size of the seats and washers for your shower valve you can wait and take the old one out.
• Before you install the diverter, hold the housing and turn the handle' s stem all the way open so it can hold the white plastic washer in place.
• You will save money if you just change the washers and seats it still fix the same problem
• always wear safety goggles