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How to replace a Delta Cartridge and fix a leaky bathtub faucet | Fix it tutorials
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มิ.ย. 2020
- In this tutorial I show you how to fix a leaky Delta bathtub faucet. The moen cartridge video I did a few years back has helped a lot of people, we've moved since then and our new home uses Delta faucets. I do have one that's leaking so I decided to do another tutorial, this time with a Delta Cartridge to help anyone with this type of cartridge. If this helps you please consider subscribing to my channel.
Below are the tools I mentioned in this video.
Here is a link to the cartridge I used to replace the old one. This link will allow you to buy new from delta, I have seen some cheaper on amazon, I just know I can trust delta so I figure if I'm going to do it on my own, I might as well get the cartridge I know will last.
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This is similar to the small screwdriver I used to get the cap off.
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If you have a hard time getting the copper ring off you can try using a Rubber Strap Wrench
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This video is NOT sponsored. Some product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something I'll receive a small commission.
Thank you for this super helpful video! I was able to fix a super leaky shower head on my own with this video. My cartridge was a bit different, but I just took the old one with me to the hardware store to make sure I got the correct one. Saved me time, money, and potential water damage. Thank you
This was the best -simple and direct I am a wife and mom, motivated to fix things myself while my husband is at work. Today is Sunday going down to get my new part. Home depot has all the little plastic faucet inserts for my home built in Oct 2000. Nobody carries in stock, I ordered and picked up yesterday, like brand new ....yes I subscribed ...great information for sure
Thank you for realizing your husband has a lot and helping him out with something.
Thank you for this tutorial!!!With this video and some Google Meet oversight from my dad (he lives in another state), I was able to fix my faucet that went from a drip to a leak. Bless you!! I am very grateful and appreciate you.
Perfect video. Did everything just as he said and my leak was fixed with the new valve. Thank you!
Excellent. Had to use a wrench to remove ring. The old cartridge broke in half upon removal and I had to pry it out with flathead. Very helpful.
Thank you for the great, informative video. Including that part number helped immensely when I made my quick trip before close to Lowe's. My old valve broke in half when I removed it, so had to pry it out with a flathead and some pliers. Easy peasy!
You're a lifesaver, just finished replacing mine. Thank you!
You're welcome, glad it helped! Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
Excellent video. Easy to understand, and knock out a DIY project.
The best short and to the point video I have seen. Thank
Thank you 🙂, this is soooo good to hear because that's what I try to do with each video to try to set them apart from others out there.
You ain't lying. Very straight to the point
This is a great video. The steps are so well explained and illustrated. I had a strap wrench in the kitchen for removing lids, and it worked beautifully on this job. Removing the old cartridge and pushing the new one back in were the hardest parts for me (74 yr old female), but with a little patience it worked just like in the video. Thank you very much for this great video!
I used a leather belt instead of a strap wrench lol
My dripping faucet was so annoying and wasted so much water. Thank you for this video! I borrowed a strap wrench from a neighbour and got it fixed myself. Thank you for showing us how! You made it look easy and gave me confidence to try it.
Old cartridge was stuck in very well (might have been 20 years old?). I had to pry it out with a screwdriver. And pushing the new one in was a bit difficult, but overall not too bad.
Sounds like a tough one, I’m glad you got it and it worked out! Thanks for sharing! 😀
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Thank you so much for this video! My faucet has leaked for way too long and this made the repair process a breeze. I screwed the knob back onto the post and with a few wiggles it was out!
I just got finished doing this! Thanks for the great instructions! I did remember to turn the water back on! LOL!
Awesome video, you made it look as easy as it was and provided the part replacement number ! GREAT JOB!!!!
This is a very good video. I thought I needed seats and springs, but it looks like I need to replace the cartridge. Now I know!
Thank you so much! Good luck with the repair.
Short, sweet and to the point 👍 very helpful
Glad it helped!
Thanks for this video, I'm planning to fix my Delta dripping faucet this weekend . I'll follow your steps
No problem! I hope it worked out for you.
Great video and thanks for the strap wrench recommendation. Mine was corroded on.
This video is terrific and spot on from beginning to end. Home Depot stocks the Delta RP19804 for roughly $65.00 while a small strap wrench runs about $13.00. For about $78.00 this is a simple DIY application that a licensed plumber might bang you $325.00 for and it only requires about 20 minutes of labor to complete the job.
It seems to take more time to drive to and from the Hardware store than it does to make the repair.
My mom kept nagging me about fixing my leaking bath tub, I followed your video and got it done in less than 30 minutes! Thank you so much.
No problem, glad it helped 🙂
Got my done today. Thanks for the video. I have a hard getting the old one out. I had a strap wrench that I used and the bonnet came out without much effort. I did have to get some plumbers grease to lube the o rings. It would not fully seat in there until I got the grease and it went right in. No more leaks.
That’s awesome! Glad you got it, this is great info thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much sir for your diy video. God bless you sir!!
You saved me about $400, thank you very much for this very helpful video!!
Good to hear! so glad it helped!
Man your way seem much easier than the other videos
Just finished changing the cartridge. No more leaking. Thank you for the video!
So glad it helped! Thank you for the nice comment 🙂
Thank you for posting this video. My leaky shower faucet was stressing me, but your video made my task so much easier. The step by step direction and replacement part was everything I needed.
Glad it helped!
It was very clear and easy to follow
Thank you so much for sharing and teaching us how to fix the bathtub. We fixed our bathtub tonight, it’s now working fine. Thank you!
So glad it helped!
Thanks much, exactly what I'm looking at.
Love your video very well put,I'll definitely be doing mine.
Thanks for posting! Helped tremendously!
Great video, but you should add something about the two springs and gaskets behind the cartridge. Those are often the cause for the leak, and are cheap and easy to replace while you have the cartridge out. When you (hopefully) do so, make sure to tell them to put insert the thinner end of the springs into the gaskets.
YES!! I was wondering about that too. They're called Seats and Springs. Thank you!
Thank you! Life saver.
Home Depot has these for $65 but Amazon has them for about $16. Same fit, same everything. I just had to use a mallet to fit it in because the O Rings were new. The old cartridge O Rings were worn out and flushed.
I usually walk around Home Depot to get ideas for my house and then go to Amazon. MORE options and a lot, a lot LESS cheaper lol.
Thanks for the video.
Thank you and you made it very very easy
Explanation is very clear.
Thank you!
Awesome video, simple and to the point.
Glad it was helpful!
Your video was very helpful although removing the old cartridge for our tub/shower required WD40, a strap wrench, vice grips and amazing feats of strength. The new cartridge wouldn't go in that last 1/4" but the brass ring helped to squeeze it into place. Thanks.
Thanks for this video.. Very helpful.
Big help just done it ty
Thank you so much. This is very helpful 🙏🙏🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Great Video! You made it very simple!
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful, thanks for putting together.
So glad it helped!
I discovered a minor leakage in shower and made a phone call to plumber. He quoted $250 to fix it. I decided to give it a try myself and came across your wonderfully well articulated video. When i pulled out the kit i found rust and mold buildup on one side of housing. I cleaned it up, put back the same old valve and viola no more leakage.
That’s great! Thanks for sharing!
Plumbers here charge $500 to fix this
WOW!! Took me 15 minutes. Worked great. What a fantastic video sir!! Succinct and well filmed. Thank you so much.
My Delta handle was 20 years old. I bought the Delta RP19804 as suggested (Home Depot-around $54). I also bought a strap wrench ($12). I’d highly suggest buying the strap wrench from the beginning. The bonnet, as anticipated, could not be removed by hand. I would have definitely made the critical mistake of putting a plumber’s wrench to it and damaging it. Strap wrench removed it with ease (and I’d never used one before).
One lesson learned- after turning the water off, fully bleed the faucet to the shower before starting. I didn’t do that after turning off the water and OMG the water shot out like a fire hydrant when I pulled out the cartridge. I got absolutely soaked.
Good recommendation! that strap wrench can save time. Most handles are not easy to get off.
@Kingdom Cre8tive When you shut off the main water supply to the house, there’s still so much water retained in your pipes. Unlike my sinks, my showers don’t have a shutoff valve at the shower. I had to turn off the water to the entire house.
@Kingdom Cre8tive It's always a good idea to shut off the main water in your house.
My strap wrench broke
Excellent video, helped me out a ton
great information
Awesome! Thank you for sharing.
You bet!
I needed the strap wrench and I had to use plyers to pull off the cartridge.
But I got it done and it seems to have worked.
That strap wrench is a really good idea, since these are so old it can really get stuck on there sometimes. Glad you got it all to work!
Thank you so much!
The nut was stuck for me , tried a strap Wrench, no luck, but what worked was gently tapping a hammer on the nut all around for a while and then all the corrosion inside broke free and the nut finally came apart. When I reinstalled it , I made sure to put some silicone inside thread so next time it would be easier to remove.. thanks for the help.
Thank you for making this video!!!
You are so welcome!
thank you for this video!
Very nice thanks
This was the perfect video!
Great video showing the exact process clear and quick. I need to rip down a 3 piece shower stall so I guess I just need to unscrew the "crystal" handle and the big round chrome piece with the Hot/Cold markings? In this case I won't have to shut off the water? Rather not shut down the water for the entire building if I don't have to.
Going to check out some of your other videos now.
I would still shut off the water, if you take the ring off that holds the cartridge in, without that ring the cartridge will shoot right out. If that ring is on you don’t need to turn it off.
5 minute fix. You da Man!
Awesome!
Exactly what we needed and nothing more
Good to hear, thank you!
Thanks so much! You just saved me 200.00
Great Job on description 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Great video thank you so much
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful!!! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Liked and subscribed. Saved me from calling someone.
Thank you so much, that helps me a lot! Glad it helped!
It was really helpful. thanks :)
No problem glad it helped 🙂
great step by step instructions. Does the cartridge have the product # written on it too? I hope to fix my drippy facet soon.
Thank, you!
No problem 😊
Excelente
Thanks very much
Glad it helped :)
Great!❤
thank you
No problem I’m glad it helped
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have never changed a faucet before but you made it so very easy to follow and I was able to change it successfully. I was trying to surprise my family and do it myself, so I did not ask for help. I followed along and all it was seamless until I pulled out the cartridge and the water came out like Niagara Falls. 💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦 all over the place I had to call for help to go and turn off the water valve. Yes, I skipped turning the water off as I figured it would be a little drip. It was a wet mess but once water was turned off I was the Victor and fixed the leaking faucet. Thank you for the easy steps.
good for you sticking with it! Yeah getting the water shut off is important, glad you got it figured and and fixed, nice work!!
Rarely see a perfect video like this...thanks.
You made it look so easy ! I've been a plumber for 50yrs and never was able to remove the cap nut as its called without a wrench. Very few if any people have a strap wrench. I haven't had one for years. Many people have called me to bail them out. They put a pipe wrench on the cap nut which pinches the nut. The older models have two brass casting attached by 3 short pieces of 3/8"OD tubing which twist off and ruin the faucet casting and requires replacement of the valve in the wall. Not a cheap job! So if you're not sure if you're capable call a pro, you'll save $$$$$.
If you succeed in the repair put some kinda lub on the threads for the next repair.
If had to cut the nut over the on an angle and spread it open to release it many times.
A word to the wise , not as easy as the video shows ..............
Mine really was that easy I don't own a strap wrench and I got it. But I agree sometimes I'll get comments from people who have had a more difficult time than others - and if they can't get it out with a strap wrench I would call a plumber to help, but there are several people who have done it successfully watching this video and saved a ton of money. There are for sure good times to call a plumber - but I say if it's a Cartridge try it yourself first, it's generally pretty simple to replace. Putting lube on the threads is a great tip.
Video looks great. How do I find the code for cartridge or is RP19804 standard for most?
Would you mind to include the model number of the faucet that takes that particular cartridge? It is usually written on that decorative plate. Thank you anyhow!
Best video out there:
Thank you!
do i need to add any lubricant to the little gaskets when putting in the new valve?
I rent and have no idea where the shutoff might be or if that will only affect my unit. Is there any way to just plug up the faucet to keep the water from coming out? Like a rubber stopper or something the way you do for a drain? The sound is annoying and it's costing money having this water just drip away. It's also wasteful seeing that we are in drought conditions. Any suggestions would be helpful.
This...was...perfect! Even got the rubber strap wrench as suggested (and it worked wonderfully). I wonder how much money this one video has saved people. Maybe $200 / house visit?
Glad it helped!
I tried to unscrew the Phillips screw that holds the knob on my bathtub faucet but all it does is turns, and it doesn't unscrew? Can you tell me how to get the knob off? I can put a new one on if I can get this old one-off. All it does is turn, it's tight but iy=t just turns without coming off? Please help. Thank You for any advice.
Is this a multi function valve? Mine controls H/C and pressure.
When you turn the main water off and begin the repair, should you turn the faucet knob to the full on position before taking it apart or turn it on to drain water and then turn it off and then begin repair? Or does it even matter?
Yeah, I just have channel locks. Turns the whole pipe. Gonna need a strap wrench on the one peice and something to hold onto the pipe. But if that whole pipe twists off, what happens? Broken?
Really that’s it!? Lol I’m doing this tomorrow because the dripping sound is driving me nuts jajaja 😜
Yup! Good luck with everything!
Update- Aside from finding a snake 🐍 where I shut off the water hehe.. I managed to have no more bathtub leak and I can finally sleep not hearing that annoying drip 💧.. 😀
@@Cinni11Oh dang!! That's not a fun surprise! Glad you got it figured out!!
We can't open the ring , we have the rubber strap but it is not working :(
Thank you very much for this simple to do video.
I was successful till removing outside castings till I reached to pull out cartridge. I saw in your video it was coming out so easy after pulling out. But in my case it is very hard to come out. I have been pulling out , up and down also moving in circular motion. Although it moving very little up and down. Is there any other solution I can pull out. Looks like previous instller used heavy silicon in it. Is there any detergent or any liquid can help. Please anybody can advise.
Thanks
It's unfortunate if they used silicon to seal it in. That could end up causing problem. I'm sorry I don't know what to do in. your case, I hope you were able to figure it out.
I slipped a thin screwdriver in behind it and started prying all around. Finally it loosened enough to get it out.
@@jeffhoffinger3143 Glad you got it out!
I have a delta facet are all the replacements the same (standard) I do not see any model numbers on the front.
Could anyone tell me why after I’ve replaced the cartridge water shoots from the handle when I turn the water back on from the outside?
So I replaced this and it’s still dripping. What did I do wrong or what else do I need to do?
3 years late to this party but tyty lord knows how much you saved us in money 🤣
Yep you forgot to talk about the little plastic stop piece that goes on after inserting the cartridge. I got the right cartridge but there are two plastic pieces. One came with the part and that is a flat disc and the old has a stopper on it. But both don’t fit on there. And the cartridge stops already. So I think because the video doesn’t clarify, I just kept what they gave and didn’t add the old stopper. Also, maybe tell people the easiest way to pull out the cartridge is to put the knob back on and put the screw in and THEN pull the knob and the cartridge comes right out. Just saying you can make a much more detail video. But thanks though.
There is a lot of different cartridges that come as replacements for these showers, you might have just got a different one.
How to know that RP AT the old one ..
It ir helpful nos how do you adjust the temperature?
I got this question a lot so I did this video to answer it th-cam.com/video/F7rnscQE_hg/w-d-xo.html
Big help got it switched out. But is there a way to change the range? My water isn't getting hot enough in the shower
Yes there is a way to change the range. I have another video that shows that. th-cam.com/video/F7rnscQE_hg/w-d-xo.html
Is a “strap wrench,” the same one as the one used to take off car oil filters?
I'm not sure. It's probably very similar.
After removing the Philips screw from shower handle the handle still will not slide off.
My mom's shower has been dripping for several months.. Like a LOT! I put a plastic pan under the faucet to see how much water it wasted and was shocked when it was overflowing in less than 8 hours!
Her landlord had a plumber come out to fix a couple things, including the shower but he said that it wasn't bad and didn't do anything.
I'm so mad and wanna know what company the landlord used so I can call and insist they have someone come back out and actually fix it, without charging any extra.
I was going to try fixing it myself because I assumed it just needed a seal/washer thing but now that I see it needs a cartridge which costs quite a bit more than a simple silicone circle, I'm not even gonna attempt it. I can't find the cut off valve to the tub or to the whole house either, so I'm def gonna try getting the plumbing co info and giving them a piece of my mind. Lol
I changed my cartridge but my shower is still leaking. Any suggestions?
I installed brand new cartridge, but bath faucet still dripping.... Water pressure 40psi, on well.
What happens if I don't shut the water off? Is shutting the water off necessary? Sorry if it's a dumb question. My dad was the one who would do these things. he passed away on February and I am now the one who has taken over and making sure things around the house are fixed or repaired. Thank you
Sorry about your dad, you're brave to take on those jobs. It's not a dumb question. That faucet is what's keeping the water from pouring out so it super important to find the water and shut it off at a different point in the house. The most sure way is the main water valve.