How To Remove A One Piece Tub Faucet

That s in a perfect world but this world is anything but perfect so sometimes the handle just won t budge.

How to remove a one piece tub faucet.

Step 3 remove the tub from position. Use a torch to heat up the adapter and apply a small bead of solder to the outside seam. The faucet on a combination tub and shower consists of a tub spout over the tub a handle or handles and a shower head. Some units have rear or forward access holes where the tub basin could be bolted into place which is very uncommon.

Turn the valve to the right clockwise to close the valve and shut off the water to the faucet. Mobile home tub faucets come in many types but replacing one is fairly easy if you buy a new one that matches the hole configuration that is already present. If you can remove the next gold colored piece with your hand it also unscrews. If the faucet does not have a cartridge you have reached the actual faucet from which the water comes.

Remove the bathtub faucet since this will be on a portion of the wall you ll be cutting away. If your faucet has a cartridge keep reading as you will next unscrew the top piece and expose the top of the cartridge. Use a tool designed for tub drain removal also called a tub drain extractor to remove the drain flange. After you remove the set screw holding the bathtub or shower handle to the faucet the handle should slide right off.

Remove the o ring and any other components that could be damaged from the heat then slide the adapter over the pipe. Use the screwdriver to disconnect and remove the tub s waste and overflow valve cover. It s usually scale that s binding it and scale can be stubborn stuff. How to remove an existing shower tub faucet.

Turn off the water. Depending on your plumbing you may have a single water valve for the entire faucet or you may have two separate valves for the hot and cold water. Locate the water shutoff valve for the bathroom sink. Some spouts have a setscrew that holds them in place.

The handles turn the water on. It should be under the sink inside the vanity. There are tub faucets for holes four or eight inches on center the measurement from the center of the hot water pipe to the center of the cold water pipe.