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Fiber washers: What's their purpose?
While rummaging through the washer assortment at the hardware store, a
question was raised which I've never asked (and the owner of the store was busy). What are fiber washers for? In 20+ years of doing small plumbing repairs, I've never seen one in use. I'm asking because I have a massive leak in my shower, due (apparently) to a worn valve seat that chews up rubber washers in about a week. While I'm mulling over whether to go for a nice, new single handle setup, would a fiber washer be tougher, and maybe give me two weeks of use, instead of one? |
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Fiber washers: What's their purpose?
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... While rummaging through the washer assortment at the hardware store, a question was raised which I've never asked (and the owner of the store was busy). What are fiber washers for? In 20+ years of doing small plumbing repairs, I've never seen one in use. I'm asking because I have a massive leak in my shower, due (apparently) to a worn valve seat that chews up rubber washers in about a week. While I'm mulling over whether to go for a nice, new single handle setup, would a fiber washer be tougher, and maybe give me two weeks of use, instead of one? why not grind the seat smooth again? |
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Fiber washers: What's their purpose?
Or just replace the seat altogether? Save the water. Tom
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Fiber washers: What's their purpose?
"Chub" wrote in message ... "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... While rummaging through the washer assortment at the hardware store, a question was raised which I've never asked (and the owner of the store was busy). What are fiber washers for? In 20+ years of doing small plumbing repairs, I've never seen one in use. I'm asking because I have a massive leak in my shower, due (apparently) to a worn valve seat that chews up rubber washers in about a week. While I'm mulling over whether to go for a nice, new single handle setup, would a fiber washer be tougher, and maybe give me two weeks of use, instead of one? why not grind the seat smooth again? That's the next thing I'm trying (in about 5 minutes). |
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Fiber washers: What's their purpose?
"tom" wrote in message oups.com... Or just replace the seat altogether? Save the water. Tom Where the removal tool needs to grip the seat, those surfaces are completely stripped. Looks like my predecessor tried to use a screwdriver or something. It's a disaster. In another thread, someone recommended something that looks like a tapping tool, in reverse, but if I keep throwing money at this, and it approaches maybe half the price of a nice, new Moen single-handle faucet, I'll probably just say "enough is enough". |
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Fiber washers: What's their purpose?
Doug wrote: Where the removal tool needs to grip the seat, those
surfaces are completely stripped.snip The stripped seat extractor works like a charm, better than the grinder, IMO. Tom |
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Fiber washers: What's their purpose?
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 17:52:20 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: While rummaging through the washer assortment at the hardware store, a question was raised which I've never asked (and the owner of the store was busy). What are fiber washers for? In 20+ years of doing small plumbing repairs, I've never seen one in use. I'm asking because I have a massive leak in my shower, due (apparently) to a worn valve seat that chews up rubber washers in about a week. While I'm mulling over whether to go for a nice, new single handle setup, would a fiber washer be tougher, and maybe give me two weeks of use, instead of one? If you haven't found that steel blade refinisher, or it didn't work, maybe you could try a small conical or bigger spherical grindstone to smooth out the seat. Just be careful to hold the drill straight and in the same place all the time. (I thought fiber washers were there to wash the fiber.) Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let me know if you have posted also. |
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