I replaced the washers and seats in the standard hot and cold shower handles
in a thirty year old house. I used 3/8" flat washers I already had. I also
had some tapered washers. Does anyone know which to use in this situation?
The old washers were so badly torn up they might have been either.

Thanks

If you used the flat, did they work? The tapered are sometimes substituted
when you have a chewed up seat, not your case since you also replaced the
seats. IIRC some seats may require a tapered too. Not too sure about that
one. Go with what works.



"Jeff" wrote in message
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I replaced the washers and seats in the standard hot and cold shower
handles in a thirty year old house. I used 3/8" flat washers I already
had. I also had some tapered washers. Does anyone know which to use in
this situation? The old washers were so badly torn up they might have been
either.

Thanks

"Jeff" wrote in message
...
I replaced the washers and seats in the standard hot and cold shower
handles
in a thirty year old house. I used 3/8" flat washers I already had. I
also
had some tapered washers. Does anyone know which to use in this
situation?
The old washers were so badly torn up they might have been either.

Thanks


According to the owner of a local supply shop, all washered faucets leave
the factory with flat washers. Most plumbers replace bad washers with flat.

Colbyt

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:35:39 GMT, "Jeff" wrote:

I replaced the washers and seats in the standard hot and cold shower handles
in a thirty year old house. I used 3/8" flat washers I already had. I also
had some tapered washers. Does anyone know which to use in this situation?
The old washers were so badly torn up they might have been either.

Thanks


Either will work but I've always found tapered to last longer and to
have a better "feel". They seem to be more forgiving of any
imperfections.