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Posted by nick hull on February 26, 2008, 8:52 am
wrote:
> am trying to get a round shaped single shower handle off so that I can
> replace the
> stem which is leaking
>
> the handle part is a metal disc, it is first pulled slightly toward oneself,
> then
> rotated to the left or right 180 degrees to control hot/cold
>
> problem is the removal of the disc part
>
> despite having replaced several stems in separate hot/cold shower handles, I
> am unable
> to get to the stem on this handle.
>
> have removed the one screw in the middle of the handle metal disc but the
> round handle
> piece will not come off and after tugging it and attempting to rotate it left
> and
> right, did not want to force it too much as the entire pipe assembly would
> move behind
> the tiled wall, under the handle
>
> I understand that as soon as I get the round handle off, I can get to the
> valve stem
> but the problem now is not being able to get handle off the tip of the stem
>
> there is no corrosion visible, have tried to apply heat (gently) and still
> failed to
> get it off
It would help to know the NAME of the valve. A bit of wiggling and
penetrating oil might help if there is no pin or setscrew holding it.
You can always just use it without the holding screw and the handle will
fall off when you are in the middle of a shower ;)
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