Repair Leaking Tub Spout Diverter Pull in Shower Mode
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Does your spout leak when you take a shower? Do you have weak shower water pressure? In this video, I'll show you how to fix those problems for free.
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Fix water pressure in the 1:50 bathtub faucet
Thank you for this video. I'm a caregiver for 5 grandchildren and our faucet was pouring water when I turn the shower on. Your video is extremely helpful. My 12 year old grandson is getting a good lesson on how to help me repair it thanks to your video.
Awesome to hear!
Thank you for sharing this. I was able to repair my shower head on my own. I did use some CLR to get rid of some of the build up. As an older woman, it was great to be able to do this repair all by myself.
Thank you for explaining about pulling the diverter a few times to get the seal in place! I just replaced my faucet but was unable to figure out what I why I couldn't get it to work as I was positive I had put it on correctly. You're the only person in the many videos I watched that explained this...thank you!
Make sure to plug or cover the drain below so you don't lose any parts into the drain !! Almost happened to me !! Thank you for posting this video !
Too late my son put the parts down the drain. What to do.
It's just the steel pin. Nothing underneath that was in the faucet.
Don’t get in a rush like me. I had the slip on kind and followed his method but he doesn’t mention a set screw at the beginning of the video, he just starts twisting. I damaged the copper pipe and now hope there are no leaks when I reinstall the cleaned up diverter.
Not all set ups require the set screw.
Troy True most will
Mine is the one with screw and just slide out the head. Not need to twist
How do I know what kind of faucet I have?
@@ovetaalexander3425 check if you have a small screw on the bottom, if not it’s likely slip on
Worked perfectly for me... I had the exact same style spout. Removed the diverter parts and filed and cleaned the build up - also used a little CLR lime and rust remover. Placed the spout back into place successfully - The first time I pulled the diverter - water continued to leak from the spout - Per recommendation - Pulled it 2 or 3 times. On the last pull, the diverter seated successfully and ALL the water diverted to the shower head instantly and WITHOUT a drip from the spout! Thank U Thank U - I was just on my way to the hardware store and you saved me a trip! Gratefully! TJ
Glad it helped! Thank you for the coffees!! 👍
Thank you! My husband is at work and we have one shower. I was able to fix it following your instructions. 🎉
Fantastic!
Many Thanks! You saved me a call to my landlord. I had to tweak things more, but learning how to take this apart is very valuable.
I am the landlord. I thank you.
Why didn’t you want to call your landlord?
@@Jewelstravel because I had THAT kind of landlord and I didn't want them in my apartment.
Eventually they came to me to check a water leak. It wasn't in my place, but the place below me. They decided water from the roof was leaking into the walls freezing and melting. Since I lived on the top floor I asked how much noise there'd be and they said they were just gonna leave I like that - it was only minimal damage. I moved.
Thank you so much for this helpful video! Filing down the mineral deposits inside of the diverter was enough to get my shower working again with the existing washer and parts. I will probably go get a kit to get a fresh washer, but this tip got me back the use of my shower in the meantime. You saved me an expensive call to a plumber, and it feels great to have been able to fix this myself. Many thanks!
Thanks soo much for video. Tips: It is a big pain to extract the pull pin out. I had to get the Mrs to pull on the pin while I used two hands to spread the plastic retainer (Spout in the vice Cloth wrapped). A needle nose is definitely the way to go as shown. I used a Dremel to polish the interior metal sealing surface--smooth out the file action. I also tried vinegar-Baking soda to take out the corrosion (No good result on this). Impression: That donut washer is critical--as pressured water enters the spout, it pushes on the washer (Through the hole) and forces it out against the spout wall forming much of the sealing action--additional to the washer surface itself. This is why the washer has odd shape--side wall rim. Our spout just slides into a copper pipe and you tighten the Allen Screw. Another one has a short stubby threaded pipe from the wall--old--from 1964,
If you're having trouble getting the white prongs apart, consider unscrewing the top part of the silver diverter knob, and pushing the interior white structure and washer out the bottom of the tap, as opposed to opening the prongs with pliers. Pretty sure that's how it was supposed to be done. (On the type I have at least, which looks pretty much exactly like this one from what I can see.)
Also something I didn't realize right away? On the bottom of the tap there might be a screw tightened to hold it to the wall pipe that you have to unscrew first before the tap will turn and come off the wall. Looks like his has a spot for it, but perhaps the screw just wasn't there/wasn't tightened.
I unscrewed mine as you said thanks. Didn't even bother trying to remove the spigot from the wall. No sense in opening Pandora's box. Thanks 👍
Thank you so much! Single woman here. Saved me some money.
Thanks for the tip! My problem was mostly the shaft on the pull knob was gummed up so I cleaned it with steel wool and used a small wire brush to clean the inside of the spout. Works great now.
what I did is to add a thin washer under the main washer/ seal to make the main washer seal protrude a little more from its Seat, so when you pull the handle it will seal better against the spout hole. In my opinion, the factory seal is too low in its Seat, needs more "meat" so it will do a positive seal. This will make the pull handle a little heavier to pull but by golly it really sealed the dammed spout from leaking. You can thank me later ! :)
Thanks very much for this suggestion, I replaced the washer and it didn't divert the water at all because of the empty space it left. I didn't have a second washer lying around, so I just got what was left of the old one and cut it flat, put it in, then put the new one on top. Works perfect.
@@ASH-TARD you welcome. Yes the factory washer is too "thin" even when new. It needs to be larger to really make a positive seal. Good to hear it worked for you.
Great tip! 👍
I just fixed mine. My local hardware store was out of the repair kit. So I placed a thin piece of plastic I cut from a child's applesauce container. I inserted the plastic behind the washer to push it out a hair. Now it works perfectly. Give it a try...
Still working fine. No more dribble.
Wow...a quick 10 minute fix without wasting money for a new set up. Thanks! Much appreciated!
You're welcome!
Great video that gives the tip of smoothing the mating surface of the washer with a file. A replacement rubber cup washer is only a couple of dollars so it is worth replacing at the same time but in your case, it would still be leaking because that was not the problem. Also, I saw in another video to use a wooden dowel to place in the spout to turn the spout for removal if it is too stuck to remove by hand. Of course, first check it is not the slip-on type that has the Allen key at the bottom.
You don’t have to take off the spout, just lay down in the tub facing up, pull the parts, file it down to clean off the buildup, put it back together and you are done. Just did that and it worked great. Thanks for the video though, appreciate it!
Good tip!
Thank you for this! I followed all of the steps in this video and now the diverter works perfectly! I am a new homeowner and truly value videos like these!
You’re welcome. Looking forward to making more of these videos.
Thank you for this video! Moved into new apartment had the same problem found out after watching your video twice to see if i missed anything the first time and I noticed the Rubber piece was installed backwards, flipped it around and boom it worked perfectly. watched other videos and nothing helped but your pov is what made the dots connect so thank you. make sure the rubber is installed the right way, 50/50 chance lol
Glad it helped!
This worked for me, without having to remove the spout - my diverter simply unscrewed from the top. It doesn’t divert 100% of the wager but I’ll happily settle for 95%. Thanks for your help!
Great job. I had the exact problem and your video had just enough info to fix the problem. A 15 minute job. My only criticism is not all tub spigots are threaded. Mine was held on by an Allen screw into a plastic collar around the water outlet pipe. Not a big problem, but I had to figure out why my tub spigot was not unscrewing. I also had to reseat the plastic collar during the reinstallation process, since I had pulled it out of position, trying to unscrew the spigot. Easily accomplished with a deep socket and some lightly tapping with a hammer. Otherwise, a very useful video. Thanks!
I fixed mine thanks to your tutorial. I knew it was a way to fix it instead of buying a brand new one!( until I came across your tutorial ) to Beat the System!!
A million Thanks!!
By looking at comments it seems lik you have solved many people problems. Good job and thank you for sharing your experience.
Great vid, showed me what's inside. I didn't have to remove my tub filler spout. I just laid on my back with a headlamp. I took a flat blade screwdriver from underneath and splayed the nylon latch-fingers apart and pulled up on the diverter knob on top of the tub filler. The nylon part with the diverter rubber washer slid down and out the bottom of the spout. I replaced the washer with a Draco "TUB SPOUT DIVERTER REPAIR KIT" from depot. I just used the NEW rubber washer seal and re-used the other original parts; lift rod and nylon diverter gate.
That’s great. I totally recommend getting a new washer like you did.
Wow... after following the repair instructions... a tiny amount of water flows through the the tub spout... the shower spray is strong! Magic!
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Thanks, you saved me $40 by getting a new kit instead of buying a whole setup with a shower head. I broke my ring holder while taking it out, but I put in a new one and it worked right away!
Awesome! And not to mention that this repair is much easier than a valve replacement.
@@chicagohandyman oh yes, much much simpler :)
Walmart sells the tub faucet with diverter for $11.
Just did two of upstairs bath tubs and worked great. When I leak to the plumber who did my kitchen faucet, he immediately suggested to get anew one. Go figure... many thanks man!
Thank you so much for this video!!! I live in an apartment where I have a slumlord and I was so scared when the tub broke I thought I wasn’t going to be able to shower properly, I found this video last summer when the tub faucet originally broke and I was able to fix it within seconds, it broke again last night and I remember this video and I literally just fixed it in less than a minute. Thank you so much this was extremely helpful. If me a girly girl with super long nails can do this without any tools and anybody can do this seriously. Thank you again you are wonderful!
No problem.
Just wanted to add to the comments that I was able to watch your video, and easily take care of this problem. Thank you for your video. So simple, yet if you don't know how it all works, there's no way to fix it!! Great video.
🤣 Well said. Thanks for watching!
Unfortunetly, my washer is warped, but this process still worked! However, if the repair does not last long, I'll purchase a new spout.
You can get "repair kits" with a new plunger, white clip thing, and the weird o-ring. You don't have to buy the whole thing.
What a simple and to the point video. Mine worked exactly the same way. Thanks
You're my kind of guy! 👍 You didn't even worry about getting a new seal. How many people would say "Just put a new faucet on it and stop being cheap"? More cha ching in your pocket 😁 Thanks for taking the time to share 👍
Thank you! 👍
I believe that you inserted the diverter washer backwards. The diverter on our tub is a cup style. If it is turned the wrong direction, water deflects off of it which allows the diverter to drop down and causes horrible leaking to occur out of the tub spout. If it is turned the correct direction (which is so that the concave side is facing the water flow) water enters into the concave surface and holds it firmly in place so that it barely leaks. Try flipping your washer around so that the concave surface is directed toward the water flow. It should reduce the water dripping from the tub spout significantly.
Instructions show that with a proper diverter gasket, there will be a tiny ringed ridge on a mostly flat surface. On the other side it's completely concave and the concave part faces away from the water flow and doesn't interact with it. So imagine having a U shaped handle placed upside down in a coffee cup, that's how it's installed according to Danco instructions.
@@imzjustplayin Danco instruction is similar to Moen: "Slide the washer (#3) into the front of the diverter gate (#4) with the flat part of the washer (#3) facing outward."
Fantastic Vid! 3 dislikes??? Those 3 better just call a plumber'. I'm a do it yourselfer and wanted to double check before I started, well done.
10/10 repair works,
My tub spout was seized on there. So I just dismantled it and filed it on the wall, and then I just added a one aluminum washer that was the same diameter of the rubber washer. My seal was thinner so it wasn't making good contact, for now it's works and ill replace it properly later.
But thanks for this video, I went from tub only to shower/tub.
👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯
THANK YOU!!! All the other "repair" videos just replace the spout
I just changed my spout with guidance from your video. Just wanted to give a quick thanks. Appreciate it
Thanks big time!.....had no clue how these things worked.....fixed mine up in 15 minutes!!
Very helpful! Found easiest way to remove the mineral buildup in the faucet causing the problem was to use a vinegar soak. After removing the faucet and the knob and diverter, we stood the faucet opening end down in a small jar of vinegar and soaked overnight. Nonfiling necessary, diverter glided easily when reinstalled. Thanks for showinf how easy it was to repair.
Great tip! Thanks for watching.
Thanks much for this helpful video!! You saved us $$$. We didn't need a plumber or a new tub spout, just a new diverter kit and a product to remove lime scale from the inside.
Thanks for the tip. My diverter valve wouldn't send enough water up to the shower head. I wanted to replace it, but it wouldn't budge when I tried to turn it. I bought a new diverter valve pin kit from the hardware store thinking I would replace that instead. When I saw you cleaning it, I walked over to my tub and sprayed some Lime Away up the spout. Rinsed it out five minutes later, and wellah...the lift pin worked smoother and water was going up to the shower head and just a few drips came out the spout. After several applications of Lime Away it's working smoothly.
Awesome. Next time I guess I’ll clean it out without screwing the whole spout off. Great tip! 👍
Voilà?
Thanks ima try that!
Excellent video, quick and to the point. Found what I needed to know within 45 seconds (still watched the rest because it was interesting). Great job.
CZcams videos like this one have saved me $$. Thanks for this video. Worked like a charm :)
Thanks to you … I DID IT!!!! I followed your instructions but soaked the tub spout in vinegar for the built up mineral deposits. Now it works perfectly. No $ new tub spout and no $ plumber.
Sweeeet!!! 👍😁
This was great! Thank you for helping someone who is not "handy". This gave me the confidence to fix it on my own. Much appreciated.
You don't need to remove the whole spout to fix it. Most of the time you can just remove the plastic gate and rubber seal. Simply reach under the open end of the spout, open up the gate's two plastic side clips a little bit while also pulling up on the knob. Everything should come apart easily when you do this. Then clean the inner flat metal surface of the spout with a metal file (even a regular fingernail emery file will work too). To reinstall everything you do the reverse. If it's hard for you do see what you are doing, just lie down in the tub on your back with you head facing the spout. It takes less than 5 minutes to fix it, and you don't have to worry about not tightening/sealing up the main copper water supply pipe from leaking.
Good tips!
His tub spout was such a case that it did not need to be removed as the diverter is in the front. My diverter is in the back.
Seriously just started happening to my tub yesterday. Thank you for this video! Now I know what to look for.
Hope you get it fixed!
I had this issue too
It was the washer - it was put in backwards for some reason. Washer has a flat side and an indented side.
Flat part of washer should face outward.
Works like a charm now.
I wonder why?
I was taking a bath and shower at the same time. I figured what did I have to lose by trying this? The answer: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! This worked SO WELL!!! Thank you so much for this video!
That awesome! Glad it helped.
Wow it's so easy! I accidentally popped mine off and was able to kind of figure out how to put it back in correctly, but I didn't know how to take off the shower spout and it makes it look a lot easier.
Struggled with the white prongs, but besides that, it was a straightforward fix. Thank you!
My old tub spout seems super solid and so it is worth repairing. Most new replacements are light and made with very thin gauge metal.
This helped me out, thank you! Also, the faucet in this video must be really old because the one I worked on and any replacement one in the store all had a plastic washer/rubber seal fit, not twist off of a threaded pipe.
Thank you so much! I was able to fix my own tub sprout because of your video! Bravo!
You’re very welcome!
It happened out of nowhere! Thank you very much for showing this. I wouldn’t know what it was and what happen.!
Awesome. Glad it worked!
Liked video..clear & simple. I’m thinking that when the nip instructoions state ‘minimal amount of h2o should come out of tub spout’, it doesn’t mean some water SHOULD be coming out, but rather very little or none should be coming out. It seems like if the filing job had been a little more thorough and if the washer was new, then the results would have been even better. But... thank you for posting this!
followed your steps and it saved me a plumbing bill, thanks
Nice!
Thanks, very informative. Usually what I will do is remove the spout and soak it in a container of calcium, lime and rust remover. Does a good job.
Just fixed this. Crawled in the tub and popped the plastic valve loose and used a thin, flat file and removed the buildup. Snapped it back on and works like new. I thought the washer may need replacing, but it does not extend past the plastic flange, so it's fine.
Thanks my sister and I got into an argument over this lol I'm gonna fix it now like usual
Ik this was an old comment but man I laughed to hard at this! Cheers!
Thanks for the step by step video - this helped me to fix the issue on my own much quicker (and a lot cheaper) than calling someone.
I’m sure A LOT cheaper. 🤑
I'm an mechanical engineer and find these videos a little pre-historical 3rd world but they give a foundation of the anatomy of what to expect. The proper way is to hold one end while twisting the other the opposite of how it was assembled from the beginning. You can use vinegar to soak it in for half an hour to clean and then a finger of dawn on the washer when assembling will produce a temporary seal. New washers should be placed for each servicing. Give me a thumbs up if it works for you.
There are multiple ways for sure.
I never envisioned the internals looking of working like that, thanks for posting.
You’re welcome!
Thank you, after I watched your video I fixed my shower in 5 minutes thank you again very helpful
Good job!! 👍
My faucet head has a diverter with gasket heads on BOTH the front and backside of the water hole at the end of the pin. The thin plastic bracing wall that presses up against the front side of the hole cracked up the middle, was bent ever so slightly, and was angled away from the gasket head, thus breaking the seal when the pin was pulled up to divert water to the shower head.
To straighten out the plastic wall so that the gasket heads sit more tightly up again against the plastic brace/wall, I cut and stacked four pieces of soft cuttable magnets and wedged them tightly between the plastic brace-wall and the front surface of the faucet head. Leaky faucet/diverter fixed!
We have a discontinued Kohler sprout and I couldn’t find any sprout that matches the color in either Loews or Home Depot. This video has solved the problem for us :) Thank you!!!
Thank you! I can repair it and get a better shower experience.
Update: had trouble finding the exact washer, so I bought two with the correct OD. Works great now!
You’ll like it. 👍
I'm amazed I fixed this plumbing problem myself! Thanks for your wonderful video.
Glad it helped!
They make a replacement diverter (the white plastic thing) in case one of your prongs breaks off, like mine did. Unfortunately, it appears that there is only one company that makes them, and they only make the newer rectangular style, not the perfectly square style used in older tub spouts. Because of that, I had to purchase a new spout, even though I preferred the style of the older one. Also, as others have mentioned, there are two different styles of spouts. One is a twist off, and the other has a small screw on the under side near the wall that you loosen and then pull the spout off.
Good info. Thanks!
Thanks for the reply.
Check underneath for a set screw (often a recessed allen head). Twisting with the set screw engaged can destroy your copper pipe, which is much more work to replace.
That’s a great tip. Thanks for the suggestion!
@3 name changes allowed every 90 days. Danze
This was very helpful. However, I have a big warning if you plan to do this yourself. If you need to replace the diverter (washer and the small plastic unit that contains the washer), they are not all of the same size. I have a delta tub spout and the diverter is thinner than all the replacement parts that I could find. Not a reflection on this video but just a warning that repairs can go wrong and become nightmare. In my case, I have ordered an entire delta tub spout ($37) at Amazon. Will report back if/when this works.
My rubber washer was in good shape, but it was a bit too subsurface to make a reasonable seal. So after sanding the seal surface, I also put a thin plastic washer behind the rubber washer to push it out a bit. Worked great.
You don't need the additional washer, and that will probably make things worse.
The washer is designed to be recessed, and sit below the plastic lip, so that it slides easily without damaging the washer.
Then when it's in the closed position, the water pressure from the spout gets behind the washer and pushes it tight against the hole, making a pretty decent seal, as long as the washer is installed in the correct orientation.
My spout was badly leaking because someone put an extra washer in, Once I removed it it now makes a perfect seal, even with the old washer (though I did also sand down the rough surface).
I am so grateful for the time and effort you have taken for making this video and for sharing your knowledge.God bless you!Thank you so very much!
Excellent work on a slightly different shower than the one I recently fixed, different methods but in the end what matters is trying to solve domestic problems by yourself and thus save a few dollars
You saved me a trip to an hardware store! Thank you...fixed in 5min
EXCELLENT video.
I never know if we'll need your expertise in the future, however, the professional and easy way you set this up for someone who has never seen it or done it before was amazing!
Thank you very much... this is an excellent video!
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I really appreciate it! 👍😁
@@chicagohandyman can I just use rust cleaner underneath?
Thanks. I was able to clean mine using some wet/dry sandpaper over a flat metal bar. Sanded it down. The washer was fine so I reassembled and it worked great.
Excellent work!
WARNING WARNING - not all can be removed by twisting it off. Some have a set screw that holds it in place. There are no threads to twist off. THIS SHOULD BE THE FIRST POST.
Good point!
Thanks for the upload. In my case, I replaced the $6 pull pce and plastic pieces with washer. It fixed it!
What sized washer?
Great video! About to repair my spout and was hoping to find something this complete - thanks TT&T!
Thank you for sharing! I bought a new diverter but it didn't work. Then I watched your video and it totoally worked!
Wow I usually buy a new spout and replace it. Going to try and fix it next time. Thanks for the video.
Full disclosure, a replacement is recommended, but the procedure in the video will work great in a pinch!
Thanks for making the video! I was able to fix the tub spout and increase the shower pressure by following the steps you did. Cheers!
Even though it's a 4 year old tutorial, it still came in handy!
Thanks for watching!
this was the exact problem i'm having and a great explanation to repair with cheap vs less cheap options. thanks!!!
You’re welcome!
Thank you!!! My tub faucet is cheap plastic but looks like metal. Well I went to pull up the piece that turns your shower water on and it and it's fellow parts fell out in my tub. I was freaking out thinking how to hell can I even get these pieces back inside the faucet from inside the tub! 😂 I didn't even know I could unscrew the faucet. Lol but thanks to your video showing all the parts I got it back together. But I saw some strains where 2 parts are about ready to break completely. So I will be installing a new tub faucet and not plastic! Looking to see if you have a video on that?
I don’t have a video on that but it is very straight forward. The new faucet will come fully assembled. You would install it the same way shown in this video. You’ll need Teflon tape to complete the install.
Thank you!!! This helped me repair my shower leaver .
Thank you. This worked . My shower pressure is back .
So did this but came to find the spout was so corroded that the supports inside for the diverted were crumbling as I buffed it. Not to mention some of the components of the old Slip on spout we’re still attached to our pipe! But at least I tried it lol, the diverted itself was pretty ok! It’s that darned spout that was a problem.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
You are wise beyond your years.
Great video thanks for making it. Definitely helped me in a time crunch situation when my diverter decided to mess up.
Very helpful! Thanks for making this repair accessible!
Thanks for the video! I was able to fix my son’s faucet thanks to you!
I had same issue. I will try this when i get home
Thank you
Let us know how it goes!
Good video thank you. Just moved in a rental and had this happening. Not crazy like yours but defiently to much water coming out the spout when the showers running. Shower head needs a good cleaning to haha
You should have your landlord repair it. I just replace out the whole tub spout for my tenants. It costs more but it will last longer and my tenants are happy. The spout shown in the video is in my house. 😂
thank you so much for making this video - it sure helped me fix my spout diverter when it fell apart
Very good video
You get straight to the point, and your words correspond well to the visuals. Thanks!
Thank you for your feedback and appreciation. I hope it helped get your diverter working!
The biggest problem on this repair is to remove the plastic diverter from the metal pin with the round top.
The pin has two parts, the round button screwed to the pin at the top. The design make repair and replacement very easier without having to break the plastic diverter.
If the button won't come out, just used two pliers to remove the top. It makes the job much easier.