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standard single handle shower faucet
I'm trying to replace an old shower faucet for my 87 y/o father-in-law.
Bought a new single handle faucet and took the old one off. that's when the fat lady started singing. This house was built in the 1940's. There is a round plate with 4 screws. I removed the screws expecting to see a hot and cold pipe. No such luck. Inside was 2 brass cylinders (1 hot, 1 cold) The stem had large threads that mesh with the 2 cylinders for water temp control. No way can I remove the inside piece to connect to the new unit, plus it would never fit. I guess I need to find an exact replacement. Any ideas of where to look? thanks Phil in miami |
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Phil wrote:
I'm trying to replace an old shower faucet for my 87 y/o father-in-law. Bought a new single handle faucet and took the old one off. that's when the fat lady started singing. This house was built in the 1940's. There is a round plate with 4 screws. I removed the screws expecting to see a hot and cold pipe. No such luck. Inside was 2 brass cylinders (1 hot, 1 cold) The stem had large threads that mesh with the 2 cylinders for water temp control. No way can I remove the inside piece to connect to the new unit, plus it would never fit. I guess I need to find an exact replacement. Any ideas of where to look? thanks Phil in miami Personally, I think you're out of your league. Mfr such as: Hydroguard Speakman Symmons made a wide variety of single-handle, upscale controls. Symmons, especially, was popular in the 40's. GOOGLE around to see if you see some model that looks familiar. Your local hardware store may have resources to look up parts. Replace the *entire* control with an identical one?? I don't think so. You'll be lucky to find replacement parts. Jim |
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standard single handle shower faucet
Normally the procedure requires cutting the tile wall, cutting or
unthreading the old pipes from the old two handle faucet, then soldering new pipe sections to the new faucet and finally repairing the tile or covering the hole with a large faceplate. Depending on if you have copper of galvinized steel pipes, the fittings you use will vary. Based on your suprise at not finding a drop in fix, you might want to consult a plumber or read a few books before trying again. Most DIY plumbing books (and there are many) have something on the subject. leaf through some at the bookstore or hardware store and get the one that explains it the best, then get another book for contrast. "Phil" wrote in message . .. I'm trying to replace an old shower faucet for my 87 y/o father-in-law. Bought a new single handle faucet and took the old one off. that's when the fat lady started singing. This house was built in the 1940's. There is a round plate with 4 screws. I removed the screws expecting to see a hot and cold pipe. No such luck. Inside was 2 brass cylinders (1 hot, 1 cold) The stem had large threads that mesh with the 2 cylinders for water temp control. No way can I remove the inside piece to connect to the new unit, plus it would never fit. I guess I need to find an exact replacement. Any ideas of where to look? thanks Phil in miami |
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