Hello all. My shower/tub has been leaking for a while so I finally went out and bought new stem valves to install. It's an old bathroom that looks like it was done in the 70's. It's a 3-valve setup (a stemfor hot, cold, tub/shower diverter). I was able to replace the hot and cold stems without any issues. The problem I am having is the diverter valve.
The new diverter valve threads are not catching in the pipe no matter how hard I try to seat it. The old valve is threaded all the way to the end of the stem, but the new one is not like that. The new stem is not threaded all the way like that and only has a few rows of threads before the cut outs for the water.
Old Valve:
I cleaned up the old valve as best I could and I reinstalled it for now. I would like to replace that diverter valve so it matches the other 2. Right now I had to put on the old fittings over the stem to be able to use it.
Any ideas on what brand/model I could use to replace it?
It's not an emergency. I turned the water back on and nothing is leaking, but it's pretty old and work out so I would like to replace it for that and cosmetic reasons.
The new diverter valve threads are not catching in the pipe no matter how hard I try to seat it. The old valve is threaded all the way to the end of the stem, but the new one is not like that. The new stem is not threaded all the way like that and only has a few rows of threads before the cut outs for the water.
Old Valve:
I cleaned up the old valve as best I could and I reinstalled it for now. I would like to replace that diverter valve so it matches the other 2. Right now I had to put on the old fittings over the stem to be able to use it.
Any ideas on what brand/model I could use to replace it?
It's not an emergency. I turned the water back on and nothing is leaking, but it's pretty old and work out so I would like to replace it for that and cosmetic reasons.
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