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10/26/2011 8:46am
10/26/2011 8:46am
Edited Date/Time
1/24/2012 7:36am
I'm trying to fix a leaking shower valve. It is a Peerless. I do not have the model#/instructions/parts list for it and can't find an exploded diagram online. It has a ball shaped knob that twists side to side to side for temp and moves up and down for on/off.
Does anyone know how this comes apart? I thought the dome shaped piece with the knurled ring would thread off but my channel locks are not budging it and I do not want to destroy it.
Or is this type of valve not fixable at all and just needs to be replaced? I am hoping to avoid going through the drywall on the adjacent wall to replace the entire assembly.
Does anyone know how this comes apart? I thought the dome shaped piece with the knurled ring would thread off but my channel locks are not budging it and I do not want to destroy it.
Or is this type of valve not fixable at all and just needs to be replaced? I am hoping to avoid going through the drywall on the adjacent wall to replace the entire assembly.
S
H
Soak it with some vinegar, and try again.
I found a similar valve, and it looks like it comes apart behind the chrome trim piece.
Pan down for exploded view:
Valve
There's also a customer support link on there.
The Shop
Cut the copper tubing with a good tubing cutter, slip these on and forget about soldering copper pipes forever.
http://www.sharkbiteplumbing.com/
X2 on the PEX/sharkbite. A little more salty on the purchase, but the time savings is incredible. The first time I used the stuff I told myself it was too easy to possibly be functional. I was wrong.
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When I took it home,laid it out, cut and shut, and saw how ez it was, I thought 'it can't possibly work!'
I had my wife watch it when I turned on the water expecting a scream to 'shut it off', but it never came!
The stuff definitely takes the pain of soldering copper out of the equation.
My torch is MIA, my brother may have swiped it from my garage. I may go the sharkbite route if I can't locate the torch soon but those things are damn expensive, almost 8 bucks a pop last time I used some.
From what little I can see on the photo, it looks like a cheap mixing valve that wouldn't be worth repairing anyway.
Pit Row
The valve is an old one that most places wont even sell anymore. At least in California you are required to use balanced pressure shower valves. You can get a Moen, Delta or Price Pfister at Depot for about 100 bucks. When they crap out, you replace the cartridge for about 1/2 that and you're good for another 10 years. It takes about 5 minutes.
Bastards were going through telling everyone that a few yeas ago. Really? Wow the hell did people live before this?
More California idiocy: The permit fees for a 650 sq/ft addition I did in Long Beach? $4,500.00. FOR A FUCKING PERMIT!
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