I have read every post I could find on the subject and still have a few questions for my [particular situation. I just moved into a house and I have a bathtub with a faulty diverter. I know I need to remove the spout and put on a new one. I was told horror stories though about how easy it is to break the pipe and then I would need to hire someone to fix it. I have tried to unscrew it by hand with no luck. How should I go about unscrewing it without breaking the pipe? Is it really that easy to break the pipe? I have heard of two methods for unscrewing the faucet, 1st use a wrench as close to the wall as possible and turn counterclockwise, 2nd stick a big screw driver into the spout and use that to turn counterclockwise. OPtion two sounded risky to me. PLease help if possible Second, my faucet also leaks out of the end, i am assuming this is beacuse the knob is not able to shut off the water completely, should I replace the knob or is there just some O-rings that I need to check? Thanks Spedtchr85 P.S. THis site is awesome, I just ran into yesterday.

What is better to seat a toilet to the floor, a wax ring (old school) or the new rubber ring?