When to Replace Shower Valves

Series Summary

Showers are an important part of our daily routine. We stand underneath them in the morning trying to revive for the coming work day. They keep us smelling fresh and perky for our office mates. What would we do without them?

In this free home repair video series, our expert plumber will demonstrate how to change a shower valve. Learn the right tools for the job, and watch an extended step-by-step process of getting that stubborn old faucet off and the shiny new one on. Our expert will discuss the current shower valve regulations and tell you all about the new-fangled low-flow shower valves.

Video Transcript

"Hey everybody, Don Golden here with Expert Village coming to you from my shower. What are we doing in here? I'll tell you what I am doing. I've got a little leak going on and I should be a little bit of an expert on this, fixing showers, fixing leaks because I built this shower and I built this entire bathroom and everything is working pretty well but I've got a slow drip coming out of this shower. What I want to do today is show you at home how you can fix this slow drip. It is kind of like water torture. It will drive you crazy listening to it. It will drive you nuts but it is a really quick solution. When we come back, I am going to show you the tools that you are going to need and all the steps that you need to take to get this job done and not have to call a plumber. Because you know what a plumber costs? Just to come out to the house? About $125 just to drive out here and then he is going to charge you for time and parts. You can do this on your own real real easy. I'll show you how. "