Shower Handle O-ring Replacement

Escrito Por: Cori Fitzpatrick
  • Comentários: 9
Shower Handle O-ring Replacement

Dificuldade

Moderate

Passos

5

Tempo necessário

10 minutes

Introdução

If you have a shower head with a constant drip, follow this simple and easy guide to replace the rubber o-ring in your shower handle. Replacing the O-ring can help prevent hard water build up, rusting, and wasting water.

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    • Be sure your water main is turned off, preventing water flow to your shower.

    • Using your flat head screwdriver, remove the screw from the middle of the handle.

    Hello; I'm having a little trouble with viewing the video because of all the video adjust/sound/rotate.etc. on front screen and never had to hide or remove from settings options? Also only need to watch video for replacing the single stem control that goes through the cartridge into back of valve body that the water supply come into from back of housing.. I'm having trouble getting the stem going through the water temp control valve! Please show video for this type glacier bay shower fixture. Looks like it's a newer model, brushed stainless, .and you have to take handle off , slide collar off slide off the water temp adjuster dial/knob, but then I can't get the center stem to come out of water valve body to get to the o rings/ rubber rings, etc.? Do they become really hard to pull out of valve body?

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    • Use your groove joint pliers to loosen and remove the escutcheon plate.

    Reverse position of pliers pictured

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    • Using your groove joint pliers, loosen and remove the cartridge stem.

    Reverse position of pliers pictured

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    • Slowly unscrew and remove the stem completely.

    • There may be some water leakage due to built up pressure.

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    • Using your flat head screwdriver, remove the screw from the end of the stem cartridge.

    • Once the screw is removed, replace the damaged O-ring with the new replacement O-ring.

    • When installing a new O-ring, be sure the O-ring has a tight seal to prevent further leaking.

    • Once reassembly is complete and all parts are snug, turn the water main back on to allow water to flow to the shower again.

    Do you have a full video on YouTube for better instruction viewing

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Autor(a)

Cori Fitzpatrick

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5 comentários

I have to change my shower handle, but the plumber asking me to change the shower valve also. But I can’t see any reason to replace the shower valve, is it really necessary to change it when changing shower handle.

Thanks.

Rose Geiger -

This fixed the dripping shower head but now my shower handles are tight and difficult to turn and the water pressure is affected after replacing the o-rings. What could the issue be?

Cin -

Try putting petroleum jelly all over the outside of the stem/cartridge (including the threading/grooves) before screwing it all back together. That will keep your handles turning smoothly, and easily.

It's the plumbing equivalent to WD40.

Jess -

As for the change in water pressure, I'm not sure what that would be. Did you use the same size O-ring?

Jess -

I have the same handles and stems, but leaking not from the rubber. Leaking occuring when tuning on the handle. Do you know where to find the parts?

Phil Yue -