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well.. tried getting those shut offs to move, nothing. they must be seized on... anyway, I figured If I kept going I was gonna damage something badly so I stopped while I was ahead. My parents will be going back to the original plan and buying a new kit. I'm a little disappointing as I like...

So I just turn on the slotted end with a flat screw driver? the nut is to remove the whole thing I figure. the pressure balancing cartridge, that would be the part right next to the main body I presume ?

ok, So I cracked it open again,removed the seals and spring... shop vacced what I could, put in lots of vinegar. I played around with it, trying to probe as deep as I could with a little wire brush. left open and turned water back on. water began to come with more force than before then is...

trying to figure out why water isn't coming out

PITA : pain in the ass YMMV : your mileage may vary (I had to look that one up :) )

that's the last option as I would need to cut out an access panel in order to install. and that access panel would in the stairwell, not the prettiest place for it..so if I can salvage the existing set up they will be happier

what about CLR? normally not a fan of stuff like that but in this case couldn't that be more efficient than simple vinegar? it's not like they will be drinking from this pipe anyway so he poison risk is a non issue I would think. I've never used the stuff but heard plenty about it and it seems...

yes...tub spout and shower head...well, shower head is worse since the pressure can't bring water up. cold and hot are low pressure. cold seems to have a little less though

I suppose anything is possible but given that they have been there for about 30 years and have never renovated that bathroom I'll guess that there is no shut off valve hidden away..something jammed in pipe may be what's happening here

what do yo mean by if I don't find a valve? do you mean a shut off valve?

hey guys no, no shut offs leading to it for sure. JEff , single family dwelling. it's actually the house I grew up in for a while. So, if I understand you guys...beyond the little holes where the spring and seal go that should just be copper pipe? there is no funky mysterious apparatus in back...

hi all trying to figure something out and not sure I can on my own :) my mom called me last week and asked me to look at her shower/tub. Told me they stopped using last year since very little water would come out of it. everything else in that bathroom has proper water pressure. The faucet...

it does have a vent... it looked like it went straight down but the vent is in the wall.

strange..I posted a reply but it never made it... anyway, the current set up does have a p-trap just above floor level before it enters the floor going into the basement as far as I can tell it does not have a dedicated vent. the new hook up I want to do would have copied the current...

Hi all new to this forum and I have a simple question. if you look at the image I included it shows a rough sketch of my situation. I'm wondering if there are distance restrictions regarding my discharge line. I want to install it closer to the stack coming from the second floor (the...