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Thanks for the recommendation. I called the vendor of the valve trim, Waterworks, and they said that there is a packing nut that is supposed to provide additional resistance to the valve spindle when the whole thing is assembled. I hadn't put the whole thing back together yet; when I did, the...

I just installed a new cartridge spindle assembly (TA-10) in my Symmons pressure balanced shower valve. After replacement, the spindle is now too loose, so that the weight of the lever handle causes it to droop to the bottom position, making it hard to set the temperature mix. The old spindle...

Okay, so I tried to loosen these things, but neither the smaller nor larger piece would budge. I'm afraid of what will happen if I manage to loosen one, so I think I'll wait for the plumber when the renovations get under way.

When I get home tonight, I'll try to pop off the top cap. But considering the only things on the other side of these pipes are a kitchen faucet, a dishwasher and a fridge, I wonder why anyone would want a locking valve here?

Hmm. Okay, well if someone felt the need to install these sometime in the past, there must have been a water hammer problem at some point. I guess I should leave them in place. Thanks for your help!

I just moved into a new apartment and found these two fittings/valves under the kitchen sink. They are about 6.5" long appear in the 1/2" supply lines that emerge from the plumbing riser, between some shutoff valves and the kitchen faucet and dishwasher supply lines. Can someone please tell me...

Thanks very much for your help, everyone. It sounds like I should be very circumspect when considering apartments that do not already have a washer hookup.

I'm in the market for a new apartment in NYC, where having a washer/dryer in your apartment is highly desirable. Some of the apartments listed are in buildings that allow washer/dryer hookups, but I would like to know if it is possible to add a washer hookup, when the location is not directly...