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Replace shower faucet valve stems

Home Improvement Asked on July 29, 2021

My shower faucet is leaking. So I removed the handle to see what kind of stems they use. I haven’t seen this kind of stems anywhere. Does anyone know what they are and how to replace them?

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2 Answers

That those are 1/4 turn or limited turn I would say they are washer-less valves. I would look around the outside of the body of the valve to see if there is a set screw / grub screw holding the cartridge in place, if you can not find a screw look closely at the brass hex piece that is cut out for the stop. Is that threaded on the outside if so it may unscrew or be a packing I am not sure but that is a possibility. If it is a packing the clip and stop will probably need to be removed to unscrew and not damage the cartridge. Replacement o rings should be easy to find once you get it apart.

Answered by Ed Beal on July 29, 2021

Thank you Ed Beal. Yes, these are washer-less ceramic valves. I changed the cartridge and it was simple than I thought. Basically you remove the plate and turn the chrome sleeve counter clockwise to remove it. Then use a channel lock to loosen the cartridge by holding the edge of the cartridge and turning it counter clockwise. Installed a new cartridge and gave it a gentle tight snug. No more leaks and shower works very well.

Please see the pics I took.

This is the cartridge part number This is the cartridge part number

After removing plate and sleeve After removing plate and sleeve

After loosening the cartridge After loosening the cartridge

Cartridge removed Cartridge removed

Installed a new cartridge Installed a new cartridge

Answered by sambosma on July 29, 2021

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