RUNNING WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#1
10-05-00, 04:33 PM
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!I cannot shut the water off in the shower. It is a pull on/off handle. Everytime I push it in, it pops back out. I even took the handle off & tried to shut it off using pliers, still no luck. I see no visible washers or even shut off valves to the shower stall itself, so I have to go down to the basement and shut the water off to the whole house. Please can you help or send me to a site that can give me visible, detailed info on how to fix this problem?
#2
10-05-00, 05:01 PM
Member
Sounds like a moen valve, you need to replace the cartiage, shut water off to house, remove handle and metal center piece, you should see a horseshoe clip that holds the cartiage in place, remove this and take channel locks to pull the cartiage out, take it to Home Depot and get a new cartiage for it, install the new one and turn water back on, this should fix it.
Best Regards Plumber2000
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Best Regards Plumber2000
www.atozplumbing.com
#3
10-05-00, 06:25 PM
The house is 21 yrs. old. I'm not sure it is a MOEN product. I did take the handle off,and the casing that covers the hole in the wall to the faucet. There is a stem that sticks out of this circular item. Is that where the pin is?(in the cirular item?)My neighbor told me that there should be a screw holding the stem in place, but I cannot find a screw and there is no access door to get behind the pipes in the shower. I even removed my sink and vanity to find the access door and there is none. I'm going crazy!!!!!!!!!!!
#4
10-06-00, 09:46 PM
Listen to Plumber 2000. Shut the water off and remove the cartridge. Take the old cartridge to Home Depot and get a replacement for it. Just hope that WHATEVER brand of valve you have is a common one and that you can get a replacement cartridge for it. The alternative is to replace the entire valve, and you probably don't want to go THERE!!
#5
10-07-00, 11:55 AM
quote:<HR>Originally posted by lefty:
Listen to Plumber 2000. Shut the water off and remove the cartridge. Take the old cartridge to Home Depot and get a replacement for it. Just hope that WHATEVER brand of valve you have is a common one and that you can get a replacement cartridge for it. The alternative is to replace the entire valve, and you probably don't want to go THERE!! <HR>
I found the pin and removed it, but I don't have a set of channel locks, will someother tool work? I also discovered that it is a moen. I will let you know what happens. Thank you and sorry for not listening sooner.
