Open the hot and cold valves on the bathtub faucet. Otherwise, it could be that your faucet handle valve and assembly are corroded and need to be replaced. Remove any retainer clips around the cartridge on the stem with needle nose pliers. Remove the cover on the handle of the faucet that is leaking by prying it off with a small knife.
Remove the handles one by one once the knob is removed, use a straight blade to cut through the caulking. Shut off both the hot and cold water supply valves underneath your sink. Single handle bathtub faucet fixtures are found in new bathrooms. Socket wrench or adjustable wrench. Sometimes this handle become leaky and you need to know howto fix a. Take the faucet handle off.
The following are some steps that you need to follow to fix your leaky bathtub faucet. There is a screw that handles the faucet and keeps all parts of the valve together, so the first step is that you locate the handle screw. To remove the handle, take off the screw cover;Traditionally, bathtub faucet has two handles for both hot and cold water but for a single handle bathtub faucet, there is only one handle for cold and hot water.
Turn both water supply lines to the faucet off. Turn off the water to the bathtub by shutting the water valves behind the shower or tub wall. It would be great if you take the old cartridge with you and buy a copy to prevent any mismatch.
When you have inserted it in the right position, place back the retaining clips, and assemble the faucet as you removed. Now, turn the water on and check its function. In the double handle faucet, stems are the main controllers of water. These stems are connected to the handles and have rubber seals to properly control the flow of water. Any malfunction in the shower faucet may come from stems and it is the easiest way to fix the problem.
First, remove the handle caps and take the handle screws by pulling with pliers. When screws are removes, again pick a plier and rotate the stem counterclockwise.
Here you will see a screw at the end of the stem, remove it too, and install a new washer. Be sure that the washer is an exact match to set the faucet. Now locate the O-ring and replace it with a new one.
Before replacing a new ring, swap it in petroleum jelly and then place it in the stem. Screw in the new stem and place the handles back. Reconnect water connections and check everything will be fine. If you have three handle faucets, it must be performing multifunction like temperature regulation and diversions. Temperature stems are separate handles for cold and hot water while the third handle is the diverter stem. If the problem is with temperature stems, you can simply fix it the same way as of two-handle faucet.
Once removed, install the shower head. Worth noting, when removing your old showerhead, some residual water might drain from it. You can do this using a plumber tape. Remember to thread your new shower head on the shower pipe , turn the shower head clockwise to install it, and secure it by tightening the nuts. Make sure that you cover all holes. You can do this using a silicone sealant. You can even opt to decorate or paint over the holes to give it a more appealing look.
Many bathrooms have a tub spout. Once loose, take off the old spout. Now install the new Delta spout and screw it in place using an Allen wrench. Once you are satisfied, turn on the main water supply of your home and unclog your drain to start enjoying your newly installed Delta shower faucet. Installing a Delta shower faucet is not as challenging as it might seem.
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