3 Handle Shower Valve Not Getting a Lot of Water to the Shower Head!
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- 3 Handle Shower Valve Not Getting a Lot of Water to the Shower Head! Price Pfister shower valve diverter fitting is leaking and needs to be repaired. This tub shower center valve tub diverter repair is an easy rebuild. I hope this helps. Subscribe here :www.youtube.co...
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Brian, do you think that the faucet was made by Fisher Price instead of Price Pfister?
Lol! It could have been! Thank you fro the laugh!
nice one
Price Pfister is one of the best faucets out there.. the old ones at least. The newer ones are mostly cartridges now. They don't last as long and you have to replace the whole cartridge/stem for many of them. Give me this old set up any day. Problem is parts are often harder to come by unless you have an older hardware store around which are also dying out. I worked at a mom & pop for 30 years. Our town has hundreds of old houses built in the 30's so we carried a lot of products for older houses.
I replaced diverter water only coming at tub.
Thank you for explaining the whole process step by step very clearly, thank you.
Very good job in showing even non plumbers knowledge ,thank you for making this video
Your welcome. So glad this could help you out.
Cow bells! Never saw those before. Honestly I've never seen how to turn off city water until I saw you do it! Lol I still chuckle every time you do it! Awesome informative video! Hope y'all are having a great weekend! 😀
Cowbells are a necessity in service plumbing. It is always fun to talk about as well. If you were holding them in your hand walking into someone’s house it would sound like a cowbell I guess! Lol.
I like a positive shutoff for the water Sandy. My friend said the house shut off did not work for him, so instead of messing with it I like to go straight to the street. I’m working this weekend at work unfortunately. Not bad though! Hope you have a great weekend.
well you're kind of a goofy dude but this was the video i needed to fix my problem. found lots of videos to solve the basic leaking faucet witch was the same thing but with the hot and cold handles but this was the one that confirmed my problem and the fix. awsome video and confident i can do this myself instead of calling a plummer out and spend that kind of money.
He's goofy, but you cannot write a coherent comment. Get bent.
Thank you for this video, it was super throughly and helpful. Finally taking a shower in peace.
Thank you for this video. I had the same problem and took it apart, the rubber on the end was mushroomed, dried out etc. I replaced it, the packing was good, the larger plastic washer was good, but the smaller one (which is the one that actually stops the flow to the spout) was absent altogether and I couldn't figure out what was missing. I felt like it was a seal right where that plastic one sits but this video confirmed it. I realize a kit comes at the hardware store but I have rubber washers and plastic washers and all the tools at home but I didn't have a diagram from this diverter and you really helped me out.
Mine are Pfister similar to those in the video. This video was useful to learn how to disassemble the faucet and replace it with a new one. I am sure I saved money doing it. Also, I am relieved that I am not wasting water and bought some new set of tools to fix things. Thanks buddy.
Your welcome. So glad this could help you out.
Wow grate video ❤
Teaching my daughter how to do basic Home improvement skills.
Thank you for your hard work.
Love your video I just clicked cause I needed help I don’t think I could have found a better video, and for that my friend I’m hitting the sub! 👍🏽
😆More cowbell! ❤ it! You explain the entire valve and stem perfectly! Now I can finish the “quick” handle switch out I attempted last night! Finally coming to terms with being a Tim Taylor and not a Bob Villa 🫤
Good old fashioned fixin' video! Love the SNL reference. I've got a fever, and the only cure is more...
Lol! I think of it every time I use those things! Have a great weekend!
Great vid! Walked me through the whole process. Keep em coming!
Your welcome! Thanks for watching!
That Fix It Guy hi. A plumber installed a brand new tub faucet yesterday. Now there is an issue. When running the diverter, only water comes out of the diverter with good pressure. The problem is when running the shower, the diverter still running. Both at good pressure. When everything is turned off, there are no leaks. I noticed this after the plumber installed and I asked the plumber why the diverter would still run, when shower is still running. The plumber said that is what the new faucets do now. That seems like a huge waste of water when showering. Is what he’s saying true or did he install something wrong? If he installed wrong, what is the fix?
Hello and thank you for reaching out. That is not true about “that is the way it works these days” there is something going on with the diverter. I would pull the diverter stem out and check for a missing washer or loose washer. Did he supply it? Do you think it could have been open? It could have the wrong diverter in it.
That Fix It Guy thank you so much! It was a plumber sent out by my home insurance warranty (AHS) that installed everything. He said he ordered the part and it was new. I thought it was fishy when he said that’s how they do now days, because that to me would be such a waste of money. I know nothing about plumbing and didn’t want to confront him without knowing if that was normal or not. I will ask the home warranty insurance to send someone new because if he is a certified plumber he should know better or he just completely lied to me because he just wanted the money and go to the next job without doing the job correctly. So hard to find good plumbers now days like the good ole days, when they cared about their customers and took pride in the work they did 😞. Honestly that’s how many companies are now. Again thanks so much for letting me know. I appreciate you.
You just saved me a couple hundred bucks. Thanks Brian!
Very good close up visuals and step by step process. Thank you!
I'd give you two thumbs up if I could. One for giving me the information I needed to fix my faucet and one for the Christpher Walken reference. I could use a little more cowbell myself.
Thanx Fix It Guy! That was a great illustration and it help.
Glad it helped and thank you for watching.
Thank you for explaining every details. When I unmount any valves and parts of faucets, I let them soak in white vinegar and sodium bicarbonate to clean all the calcium 💡👌
Great video dude. Clear camera views, well done.
So glad this help you. I hope we can help again.
well i just finished up this repair and it turned out great. not a drip from the faucet with the shower on. couldn't find the washer kit so baught a new stem which cost $22.00 and the cow bell wrenches wich were $10.75 plus some plummers puddy for $3.50 for a total of $37.00 in parts. then about 45 minutes or so for the repair itself. i went slow to be extra careful. plus maybe 1.5 hours waching videos here, yours being the most helpful to me with this particular repair. so saved the rediculous about the plummer would have charged and gained knowlage and experience. i'm feeling pretty good about it. thanks for the video. now just wondering why you didn't use any sealant when you put yours back together.
this solved half my problem now I need to replace the cold water one. I figured out my brand though, my only drawback is that we don't know how to shut off the main water. Didn't need the water shut off for the valve
Thanks for the tips Brian!
Your welcome! Hope you have a great weekend!
Great video! But I did all of that...still same issue? Water is still coming from both the tub faucet and the shower head? What do I do next?
Thanks for the video , yes next time do the process before .
It is a very helpful! I found a similar washer in Rona for second washer and it works😀
EXCELLENT ----MANY THANKS
Your video helped so much thanks again
Your very welcome.
Thanks this video just helped me fix my shower 👍🏻💪
Awesome! So happy we could help. I hope we can help again.
Exactly what I needed to see. Thanks!
So glad this helped! Hope we can help again
Thank you brother I’m looking forward to fixing my landlords crappy work, he’s been here before but does minimal work and I’m tired of not having pressure in my shower head I’ll let you know how it goes.
I ran Into a problem , screw is stripped, I tried a rubber band , only other thing I can think of is too break the plastic knob or drill out the screw.
Man I do not like crappy landlords. Let me know how it works out.
@Alex Chavez. If you break the plastic knob you will be able to grab that screw and remove it I bet.
@@ThatFixItGuy I started drilling the crew head out ended up breaking the knob so I just screwed out another hole in the knob till it came out I got the cartridge out do you recommend putting Teflon or pipe dope on the new cartridge?
@@ThatFixItGuy Update: After not finding the correct cartridge at my local Home Depot I went to Lowe’s and found it, Put everything back together with Teflon tape, Only thing that sucks is my water pressure is still the same. Bummer.
Great tips brother. As always awesome video
Thank you Steve. So much easier to just change the valve stem, but I wanted to show the process! Have a great weekend!
The sheer number of dirty jokes that come from talking about plumbing makes me want to become one.
Lol! It is true! I’ve never wanted for work! Your always helping people and the pay is great.
@@ThatFixItGuy I am a software engineer and keep thinking it would be really fun to get a trade under my belt.
Great Vid... Thanks for sharing!!.. 👌🏻😎🤙🏻👍🏻
So your renovating Huggy Bear’s shower? “Next we install a gold toilet!”
Thank you well done very helpful
Thank you
Your very welcome! Hope we can help again.
Great presentation, esp the payment to details. I changed out my diverted spindle, but now I have water coming from the shower and tub simultaneously, although it's turned to shower (cold) only. How can I rectify this
Great video. I have a Phylrich setup for the showerhead and handheld. No tub. Water at full pressure for handheld but the shower head only dribbles when diverter is moved to showerhead. Is this a job for a handyman or plumber? My regular plumber won't touch it.
Nice step by step now I know a lot more about repairing the diverter but my diverter stem threads are worn and I can't find a diverter. All I can find are the hot/cold valve assembly, any suggestions?
Do you have an ace hardware close?
@@ThatFixItGuy I found one, thank you.
Do I have to turn the water off to replace the diverter valve? thanks for the video.
Great video. When I screwed in a new diverter with the washer tight against the body as you did, water still came pouring out of the faucet when in shower mode. But then when I inserted it with the washer open a little it seemed to work. Any thoughts?
I put removable loc-tite Blue on the handle screws to keep them from coming loose
Kind Sir, you did a pretty good job; of fixing the diverter valve; but I would suggest to do all this of all 3 stems: For when you have a problem like this; soon you are going to have the same problem with either hot or cold stems. Or both. Oh indeed...
So why not buy 3 fixer's; and do the SAME thing to all 3? For what it's worth.
Does the Cover need to re seal ?
Great video. Thanks.
If I were to replace the hot water or cold water stem, which kit should I order?
There are a couple different stem set ups for these 3 handle faucets. If your not sure I would shut the water off pull them out and take em to the store to match them up.
@@ThatFixItGuy thank you.
Your welcome!
Very helpful 👏
I did the rebuild just like you but still get excessive water bypass after engaging the diverter to water to shower! Any idea what would cause that?
Wouldn't making sure your hot and cold are shut off be sufficient for shutting off the water to the diverter?
Do you need to turn off the water to change the diverter? If Hot and cold water is turned off water would not flow correct?
You do not need to turn the water off to change the diverter. You are correct.
Sucess! Thank You
@@ThatFixItGuy Sucess! Thank You.
So when I turn my water on it works, then I turn the diverted and the tub stops but no top… is this the same fix?
Question so is it the same for the tub spout for baths I get the shower flow but no water for the tub
What if you dont know the brand of the faucet?
How do I know what brand of diverter repair parts I would need?
Brian:
I haven't found a video yet on this, but...is it possible to replace the old school Danco style knobs with these style handles in the video? Without replacing any assembly/mount?
Why does the water main need shutting off for the diverter repair?
Both your hot and cold faucets rotated the same direction to go ON. Shouldn't one be clockwise and the other counterclockwise?
I have Celt’s faucets 3 handle what type covers I can put on other than old handles kinda handles on video now something different
Great tutorial! I appreciate it and the replacement links. Is it the failed packing that causes most of these leaks?
I don't know if failed packing causes most leaks. I would think worn out washer would take that title.
Number one rule in plumbing: IF IT'S NOT BROKE, DON'T FIX IT.
All you had to do here was change the diverter washer and the bottom washer. THAT WAS IT.
The seat was fine. The washer was not torn up from the seat being cracked or chipped.
The packing was PERFECT. Absolutely no need to change it.
The only other thing I would have suggested was to put teflon tape around the threads on the seat because old shower bodies tend to wear down over time because they are brass. (as is the seat).
Another thing here is to keep the escutcheon nipple IN the packing nut because you may know how to grab that with a pliers but many don't and it's extremely soft and can be easily bent, then the nipple does not go back in then the escutcheon will not screw back on. Then you will need a new stem unless you This was a lot more work than it needed to be.
PS: "shower socket set". but "cowbells" is funny. ;-)
That is a good rule. Words to live by. Thank you.
So I have to turn my new diverted valve a lot to get some pressure into the shower. Any tips?
I replaced my diverter valve and now it doesn’t send water to my shower head. Can it that when I took out my old valve the washer was broken, could the broken piece got stuck where the water goes to my shower head. Cause now it just drips water from my shower head. Thank you 🙏🏽
It could have done that. You could take the diverter back out and take the shower head off. Blow air from the shower arm and clear what’s in there
Where can I purchase those chrome handles ?
Hi how do you know which repair kit to purchase ? i have a 3 handle shower as well and the water is coming from the spout and the shower head so i took out the diverter in the middle and noticed that white washer was worn out so is that the cause of the problem how do i know which repair kit to purchase? i`ve tried going to Home Depot and Lowes and no luck on a white washer, Thank in advance
Do you have an ace locally? That is where I purchased the kit. Do you know what brand it is? I would take the stem out and take a picture then you can match it up at the store. If you buy a repair kit then I think it will be for a couple different valve styles.
@@ThatFixItGuy unfortunately i don`t have an Ace by me. you think it`s just better to buy the center valve diverter cause everything with it, also thing you took out with your finger is it necessary to change too or can i leave the one that`s there in?
@@ThatFixItGuy i just replaced the whole things and the water is still coming down but not as much as before i didn`t change that piece that you took out with your finger could that be the cause of the water still coming out?
That Piece that I took out was the seat. If you put your finger in there and feel it does it feel smooth?
@@ThatFixItGuy couldn't really tell, but I was having trouble getting out so I left it. I was thinking maybe that was the problem because water is still coming but not as much still a descent amount
The Handles loo similar to The Moen Monticello
As a plumber I don't do half fixes. I replace the whole stem including seat, same for diverter. Funny thing here is there was absolutely no need to close the main water line. Reason being is the diverter was replaced not one of the stems. You shut water off when doing a stem no need to shut water for just the diverter. Other than that the repair was fine but again I don't like callbacks therefore the whole diverter or stem and seat is what I would replace.
Smart like you said, don't like getting call backs and wasting your time to do the job over for free. Do it right the 1st time and then no going back for that, if anything, might go back to replace a leaky mixing valve only, that is a different part and not same pieces at all. It's how water gets turned on and some can be a pain to do with those very fine threads. Tight fit and getting the mix just right if have the slide from hot or hotter to medium or just slide it over to cold, I set mine at the middle, my son turns it to very hot in winter and empties out 40 gallons of hot water. Yes it feels great if back issues, I used to but can't take it anymore since I quit smoking, the hot steam bothers me if in to long, 10 minutes max, wish I could do longer on back massage or use the Jacuzzi part but just not that comfortable, looks nice only. If have one, keep an old tooth brush too help clean in jets and out of jets in the holes on tub. Works great along with the cleaner to use and it cleans out pipes from any buildup. Don't use anymore and clean once a year.
Hi, is it possible to change a 3 handle faucet without shutting off the water in an apartment?
You would have to see if your shower valve has its own shut off valves. That is the only way.
@@ThatFixItGuy I was gonna ask the same thing. Wouldn't there be no water flowing to the diverter if both water faucets are shut off?
It is true. I just did one and shot a video on it. Diverter only though.
So, I just changed mine with a brand new one.
It was completely assembled and would not seat itself. I could not screw it into place. The only time it would was when I took the smaller washer off, it screwed right in.
Anyone have some thoughts on that? The old diverted didn’t have one either. 🤷♀️
What might happen if I didn't shut the water supply off from the basement?
Could be flood city!
@That Fix It Guy Added arm floaties to my Home Depot list.🤞
What about my hot water starts pulsing and pressure is next to nothing
Is the pressure for hot water good everywhere else? What kind of water pipe do you have in your house? I would pop that hot water stem out and take a look inside there.
@@ThatFixItGuy water pressure is fine everywhere else except shower
@Brandon I would shut the hot water off and take out that stem check. then with a flashlight see if any thing is in there causing issue. I would then leave the stem out stuff a rag or something around the hole so you don't get water going into the wall. I would have someone else turn the water back on and make sure there is good pressure. close the shower curtain when you do this. It does not have to be for long, but you want to make sure there is pressure coming out.
Mine completely plastic type delta faucet
Yeah right on. I wish things were still old school brass. Lasted so much longer in my opinion.
The handles should turn outside rather than inside. That’s probably why they took off the middle handle, otherwise the handles hit each other.
That could very well be the case. Thank you.
Great video Brian, does the seat not need any Teflon or Mega lock on it’s threads ? And what happened to the handle? Hope you have a great weekend 👍
I have never put anything on those threads. You could put a small wrap on them, but it is not needed. They are designed to not need anything if I’m correct.
Those handle pieces have stripped out Britt and are now lost. They have had a hard time finding replacement parts. I like to think I’m pretty good at finding things like this and I can’t find em. Hope you have a great weekend as well!
It's part number 940995A.
🤔 I replaced my diverted stem with a brand new one and the water kept on leaking so I removed the crush ring an that did the trick no more water leak 😂
Wow right on. That is good to know. Thank you
My issue shower divertedshower water coming out same time
is it three handle faucet like this?
Same here I have a delta 7s 10d and water comes out top and bottom and handle is hard to turn Any idea if i did something wrong?
@@a4jorge the delta is a bit different style of diverter but should not be tool much different. Kung fu maintenance made a video on the 7s-10d diverter
The washer cost $3 (include tax) if ordered online at homedepot. That is all I need.
I found one of the handles on ebay
Yeah right on. Good find!
Wouldn't it be easier to just replace the entire valve rather than rebuilding it with the kit?
If you have access and the know how it will be easy to change out the valve and put something different in, but changing the stems and seats easy a easy option.
@@ThatFixItGuy OK, thank you
Pfister 940-995A Savannah 43 / 7 Series Single Lever Handle, Chrome
Nancy you are awesome! Thank you so much for this information! I really appreciate it and I know my friends will as well!
@@ThatFixItGuy You're welcome..double check..I think that's it😊
In short all he had to do was replace the first 2 orings that broke and the problem would have been fix.
You don’t need to replace all the other stuff.
These aren't cheap to replace if not covered under warranty, I buy Delta Products with lifetime warranty, any issues with my Delta stuff, they send me new product to fix my older system, they even changed the valve to make it better in 2006 and sent out new mixing valve for new model that cost new in lowes of $88 i think, I get one from before 2006 year, I always tell them too, they sent by accident twice in a row the wrong one. I called, and I'm in the system from buying new 20 years ago and registered the product, it cost a lot back then, they just sent me a new 6 inch Spout, with piece inside of the spout that's copper with threads on it, don't recall the name, it costs them $125.59, they sent Stainless Finish to me by mistake, I'm sure the person just pressed wrong key by mistake, if I end up selling house one day, then DON'T match, I called and someone put in wrong color, there sending a new one out to me that's Chrome so it matches everything else.
The new diverter cost only $17 after tax. The kit causes $18 after tax and shipping. Not worth the money.
Why did you not use thread sealant on your seat?