Digital_Larry
Member
I've pulled these out and replaced the washer on the end to stop the leaking. That much is OK.
However, the external cosmetic bits (tube and cover disc, whatever it's called) are rusted onto the valve body and cannot easily be removed. I would like to replace them as they are all crusted with scale and scratched up from my previous servicing attempts.
In the past I had taken this apart and the decorative tube appears threaded on the inside to mate with the valve part (stem)? and conceivably be replaced.
House was built about 20 years ago and I don't recall the brand, Kohler/Moen seem likely but really not sure. I get the impression that these things are not interchangeable between brands.
Question:
what are these pieces actually called?
I guess once I know what they are called, I can search for replacements etc. Searching for "tub valve" e.g. at Amazon or Home Depot returns vast scads of things which are not this so I get the impression I'm searching for the wrong thing.
Thanks!
DL
However, the external cosmetic bits (tube and cover disc, whatever it's called) are rusted onto the valve body and cannot easily be removed. I would like to replace them as they are all crusted with scale and scratched up from my previous servicing attempts.
In the past I had taken this apart and the decorative tube appears threaded on the inside to mate with the valve part (stem)? and conceivably be replaced.
House was built about 20 years ago and I don't recall the brand, Kohler/Moen seem likely but really not sure. I get the impression that these things are not interchangeable between brands.
Question:
what are these pieces actually called?
I guess once I know what they are called, I can search for replacements etc. Searching for "tub valve" e.g. at Amazon or Home Depot returns vast scads of things which are not this so I get the impression I'm searching for the wrong thing.
Thanks!
DL