I'm repairing a deceased relative's house. The tub faucet only trickles water.
The water in the rest of the house works fine. There are no shut-off valves from the basement to the tub, so it should have full water coming to it.
I assumed there was some kind of blockage so I started taking things apart.
I've done faucet work and copper plumbing before, but nothing with bathtubs.
I took the tub faucet off. See pics. I see in the plumbing behind the faucet there are what look like flat-head screw valves on the left and right. I could turn the left one a bit but the right one was stuck.
I managed to remove the nuts on each of those valves. Am I supposed to be able to pull those stems straight out now?
Also, that bigger slotted thing on the right... what's that?
Obviously I'm not sure what I'm doing, other than taking stuff apart to look for problems. I'd like to replace parts and make it work like new, but with no frills parts.
Any suggestions on what to take apart, how to fix the lack of water, and what replacement parts to buy?
The water in the rest of the house works fine. There are no shut-off valves from the basement to the tub, so it should have full water coming to it.
I assumed there was some kind of blockage so I started taking things apart.
I've done faucet work and copper plumbing before, but nothing with bathtubs.
I took the tub faucet off. See pics. I see in the plumbing behind the faucet there are what look like flat-head screw valves on the left and right. I could turn the left one a bit but the right one was stuck.
I managed to remove the nuts on each of those valves. Am I supposed to be able to pull those stems straight out now?
Also, that bigger slotted thing on the right... what's that?
Obviously I'm not sure what I'm doing, other than taking stuff apart to look for problems. I'd like to replace parts and make it work like new, but with no frills parts.
Any suggestions on what to take apart, how to fix the lack of water, and what replacement parts to buy?