JoeBean
Member
Hi,
I live in a fairly new home, about 5 years old, which we purchased a year or so ago. The bathroom has a one piece fiberglass tub & surround with a generic no-name faucet. The faucet & parts actually have no discernible markings other than "H", "C", "CSA" (Canadian Standards Ass.), "UPC", and "Made in China".
For the last 3 months we've been having a water hammer problem whenever the tub faucet it open less than 1/3. And for the past 2 weeks the water pressure in the tub (shower and spout) has been extremely low. So, figuring the problem is in the faucet, I decided today to disassemble it.
Here is what I found:
So I guess my questions are:
1. Do you think the problems are caused by the red/green cartridge, or the grey plastic part in the brass housing (don't know what it's called...), or something else?
2. Since I don't have a manufacturer's name, and presumably they're using some major manufacturer's parts, what make/model replacement parts would I be looking for?
3. I was kind of thinking, as an alternate direction to take this repair, on replacing the whole unit with a name-brand product if the job wasn't too difficult. I have replaced shower faucets before when doing some light remodeling but always with plenty of access to the plumbing. As you can see they mounted the unit against some framing, which is solidly in place, and insulated around it though that wall is actually in the middle of the house. I could cut an access hole in the wall behind the plumbing if needed, and cut off the support to access the plumbing, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how the replacement could be done through the front?
TIA!
I live in a fairly new home, about 5 years old, which we purchased a year or so ago. The bathroom has a one piece fiberglass tub & surround with a generic no-name faucet. The faucet & parts actually have no discernible markings other than "H", "C", "CSA" (Canadian Standards Ass.), "UPC", and "Made in China".
For the last 3 months we've been having a water hammer problem whenever the tub faucet it open less than 1/3. And for the past 2 weeks the water pressure in the tub (shower and spout) has been extremely low. So, figuring the problem is in the faucet, I decided today to disassemble it.
Here is what I found:
So I guess my questions are:
1. Do you think the problems are caused by the red/green cartridge, or the grey plastic part in the brass housing (don't know what it's called...), or something else?
2. Since I don't have a manufacturer's name, and presumably they're using some major manufacturer's parts, what make/model replacement parts would I be looking for?
3. I was kind of thinking, as an alternate direction to take this repair, on replacing the whole unit with a name-brand product if the job wasn't too difficult. I have replaced shower faucets before when doing some light remodeling but always with plenty of access to the plumbing. As you can see they mounted the unit against some framing, which is solidly in place, and insulated around it though that wall is actually in the middle of the house. I could cut an access hole in the wall behind the plumbing if needed, and cut off the support to access the plumbing, but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how the replacement could be done through the front?
TIA!