How To Replace A Shower Diverter

For showers with a shower head diverter you can simply unscrew the diverter valve from the pipe and install a new one in its place.

How to replace a shower diverter. Two handle faucets typically have one of two types of diverter valves. Make sure the nylon washer comes off with the diverter. Bothered by a shower with water leaking out of the tub spout and low water pressure while you are taking a shower.

Just remove the old shower head and attach the new valve onto the pipe. Although we will go step by step focusing on one knob you will need to do the same process for both. Leah from see jane drill shows just how e.

Repeated operation over time can wear out the valve or the rubber washers and result in drips and leaks. If this is the case call a plumber. How to replace or fix a three valve diverter.

Install the new shower diverter by either twisting the new diverter onto the copper supply pipe and tightening the set screw or by applying teflon tape to the threaded end of the supply pipe and thread the new diverter onto the supply pipe until it is snug against the wall and in the right position or close to the wall and in the right position. If your shower diverter is a two valve focus on the temperature dial. The diverter in a shower diverts water away from the faucet and up towards the head.

Replace the handle diverter valve on a spigot. This is because it often doubles as a shower diverter gate. Let s get it fixed.

It controls hot and cold but it also controls up to the showerhead or down to the spout. How to replace a shower head diverter valve. On the other hand if the shower has a three valve diverter focus on the middle pipe.