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The shower valve stems turned out to be simple once I called a plumber! I had never seen that type before. Apparently, they are a proprietary American Standard valve called a Colony valve. The plumber is in his 50's and said it had been quite awhile since he had seen one.
Luckily, he a similar set in his van. They were slightly different than the existing ones, but was able to use the rubber gaskets and replace those onto the old ones.The seats were in good shape and didn't need to be changed. Pinky, you probably know what these are after seeing them
As you can see in this pick of the valve, the valve just pulls out. (see next pic as well)
That is the seat in the back of the tube. You can see the ring with the grooves. That part screws out and there is another little part in there as well. Make sure to check the seats to make sure they are good. They are very small and a normal seat wrench might be too big for it.
So, was an easy fix that took five minutes once ya know what's goin on....
and then the rest of the happened...which sucked way worse!
The shower valve stems turned out to be simple once I called a plumber! I had never seen that type before. Apparently, they are a proprietary American Standard valve called a Colony valve. The plumber is in his 50's and said it had been quite awhile since he had seen one.
Luckily, he a similar set in his van. They were slightly different than the existing ones, but was able to use the rubber gaskets and replace those onto the old ones.The seats were in good shape and didn't need to be changed. Pinky, you probably know what these are after seeing them
As you can see in this pick of the valve, the valve just pulls out. (see next pic as well)
That is the seat in the back of the tube. You can see the ring with the grooves. That part screws out and there is another little part in there as well. Make sure to check the seats to make sure they are good. They are very small and a normal seat wrench might be too big for it.
So, was an easy fix that took five minutes once ya know what's goin on....
and then the rest of the happened...which sucked way worse!
Most of my jobs were remodels, so takin stuff out, not fixing it! My plumber usually did that part unless it was a full house demo. Even then, always did a walk through with all the subs
