How to replace tub and shower fixtures?

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4 Types of Shower Valve Assembly Installations - YouTube
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How to Replace a Shower Faucet - The Home Depot
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DIY How to Install a Shower Valve using Pex Plumbing - YouTube
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Installation Guides - Delta Faucet
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Answer
To replace tub and shower fixtures, follow these steps:
  1. Turn off the water supply to the shower valve by shutting off the main water supply or closing the shutoff valves behind the shower valve
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  2. Remove the old shower trim, including the shower head, faucet handles, and escutcheon plate24.
  3. Unscrew the shower valve using a basin wrench or a shower valve socket wrench. You may need to remove drywall or tile to access the valve
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  4. Install the new shower valve according to the manufacturer's instructions. Make sure it is level and secure
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  5. Connect the water supply lines to the new valve. Use copper, PEX, or CPVC pipes and fittings as specified by the valve manufacturer
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  6. Reinstall the shower trim, including the escutcheon plate, faucet handles, and shower head24.
  7. Turn the water supply back on and check for leaks. Make any necessary adjustments to the valve
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  8. Caulk around the escutcheon plate and shower head to seal any gaps2.
Always follow local plumbing codes and the manufacturer's instructions when replacing tub and shower fixtures. If you are not comfortable with the process, consider hiring a licensed plumber.

References

1. 4 Types of Shower Valve Assembly Installations - YouTube2. How to Replace a Shower Faucet - The Home Depot3. DIY How to Install a Shower Valve using Pex Plumbing - YouTube4. Installation Guides - Delta Faucet5. How To Repair & Replace A Shower Faucet Valve (Easy DIY Fix)



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Key insights

  • The most difficult part of replacing a tub spout is understanding how it is secured, which can be frustrating if you don't know which type you have.
  • Securing the set screw at the bottom of the tub spout requires a different method than the twisting motion used for the tough belt.
  • Loosening the set screw is crucial for removing the tub spout.
  • If the new tub spout doesn't have a set screw, it can still be installed by sliding it on.
  • Loosening the set screw allows for easy sliding of the new tub spout onto the new pipe.
  • Once you get it on there nice and set you want to go ahead and tighten your set screw don't over tighten it.
  • ️ If you have the adapter with the thread, you can just twist it on, making the replacement process even simpler.

Timestamped Summary

  • 00:00 Replacing a tub spout is simple, but it's important to understand how it's secured to avoid frustration.
  • 01:11 Secure the set screw at the bottom of the tub spout with a flathead screwdriver, then check the exterior for any additional set screws.
  • 01:43 Loosen the set screw at the bottom of the tub spout to slide it off and reveal the separate spout extender.
  • 02:04 Replace tub spout by loosening setscrew, sliding new one on, and ensuring proper placement of set screw.
  • 02:33 Replace the tub spout by soldering on a new fitting and sliding it onto the new pipe after loosening the set screw.
  • 03:11 Slide on the new spout and tighten the set screw without over-tightening to avoid damage to the pipe.
  • 03:35 Remove and replace tub spout, clean caulking and mildew, and address different types of spouts in a how-to video.
  • 04:03 Remove the inner components of the tub spout with a set screw to use it with different fittings, and twist on the adapter with the thread.

Video Full Text

  • 00:00 In today's video I'm showing you how to replace your tough spot replacing the tough spots pretty simple and basic. The most difficult part of replacing your tub spout is understanding how your tough spout is secured a lot of times. There's two different ones that you have to be mindful of and if you don't know which one you have you'll be really frustrated when you're trying to remove your old tough spell. If you look at these two tough spots on the exterior they look identical. It's not until you look on the back end that you see where the difference is. If you look on the back of this one you can see that there is threading on the inside and what happens is when you're trying to remove your old tough spot you're going to have to use a twisting motion to twist off of the insert or the nipple that's at the end whereas on this particular spout you can see there's a little set screw that secures to the actual pipe.
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  • 01:11 So once you go ahead and put the tough belt on to secure it. You won't use a twisting motion like the other one you'll actually have to secure your set screw here at the bottom. A lot of the newer models here on the side has a little slot with the set screw on the side and it's usually just a flathead screwdriver that you need to actually secure and or remove it so once you understand that that you're going to do is you're going to check on the exterior of your tub spout on both sides and you can see.
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  • 01:43 We do not have a set screw so here we're looking at the bottom and you can see our set screw. So we are gonna have to loosen that right now. I'm just taking the allen key and I'm loosening the set screw. Once you loosen it. You should be able just to slide off. This is your little spout extender right here. It's a completely separate piece and it'll slide right.
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  • 02:04 Now see on. This one was just full of corrosion so whenever you're trying to open and close it was still a lot water. It's kind of spill over now. If you do that the moment the setscrew weather on the bottom of the Sun you're simply going to go ahead and just make sure that you loosen the setscrew on your new one. I'm just going to slide it right on. If you don't have a set screw. You can see here there is no place for the set screw to go but you're going to have on the end of your plate.
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  • 02:33 It's going to be just a little fitting right. Here. It's gonna be soldered on like this piece. Here you will have to use a torch and basically what you want to do is if it doesn't have a set screw basically just twist on like this this is kind of a bottom of you. What you're going to do is just gonna. Loosen the set screw and just to allow for you just slide it right onto the new pipe.
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  • 03:11 Once you loosen it. You can go ahead and just slide on your spoke onto the new plate basically just push it back like that. Once you get it on there nice and set you want to go ahead and tighten your set screw don't over tighten it. You don't want to cause any burning or damage to the pipe. If in case you in the future have to replace it with another spoke.
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  • 03:35 I'm basically going to slice and smoke you can go ahead just give it a nice pull. You can see. It's nice and set on there. If you do have an expansion piece. You are. Gonna have to play it on and then put your spout but right now. I'm just gonna take it off. This is just for demonstration purposes. I want to clean up this caulking and remove all this mildew. But this is just kind of a how-to video been getting a lot of comments on my channel regarding all the different types of spouts.
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  • 04:03 One thing I do want to mention if you do have this particular spell that has the set screw. You can remove the inner components. Let's say for some reason you buy that particular spell and it has this little fitting. At the end. You can remove the inner component simply by twisting it out. We can see here at the end. It's just a plastic that has the same concept. You remove the inner components you will be able to use it. If you do have the adapter with the thread up yet then go ahead and just twist it on this video was a help if it was informational please subscribe.
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