"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
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Goedjn wrote:

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:20:48 -0400, Jeff Wisnia
wrote:


wrote:


Girlfriend is gonna remodel her 2nd bathroom this spring. Meantime her

son has started using it for showers. Meantime when you pull the
diverter
thingy up, half the water still goes out the spout and down the drain.
That's
a lot of hot water being wasted, eh ? I know the spout unscrews from
the
pipe inside the wall for easy replacement. But I don't want to risk
causing a
leak inside the wall. Since the tub is used ONLY for showers, I'm
thinking
just plug it shut until she has the bathroom remodelled. So is there a
good way to do this ?
thanks


A wine bottle cork in the mouth of the spout and some Duck tape to hold
it in ought to do the trick.


Oh, like THAT's not likely to cause a leak.

Unscrew the spout, and screw a cap on the stub-out.

Methinks you're being too judgemental, sir.

He already SAID he was scared to start unscrewing the spout himself, and a
little weepage from an imperfectly fitting cork would be tolerable.

There's hardly full line pressure there to pop it out unless someone were
to throttle down the shower head unreasonably.

He's only seeking a quick fix for a few months.

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."
It seems to me that there might be a significant spray from a leak around
the diverter shaft, especially if it is old and corroded. But it wouldn't
hurt to give it a try and the whole business could possibly be taped up
well.

Don Young