http://bathroomsinkonline.com/bath-shower-faucet Exploring the world of the bathroom and its many accessories Tue, 04 May 2010 12:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bathroomsinkonline.com/bath-shower-faucet/comment-page-1#comment-170 shower faucet Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:12:04 +0000 http://bathroomsinkonline.com/?p=98#comment-170 Nice article. A couple of additional thoughts, from one who has also done this job… Not all homes are metered for water. Your valve may be a simple gate valve in the basement or outside near the foundation in a box or exposed. The new cartridge may come with a silicone grease to lube the o-ring seals. Don’t forget to use it. Watch how you reassemble the unit, or you may reverse the flows of hot & cold water. (Guess how I know this.) When putting the escutcheon plate (chrome cover thingy) back on, carefully check the seal against the wall and re-caulk it if necessary. Failing to do this will allow water to enter the hole in the wall, and may result in mildew, mold and rot inside the wall behind the shower. Nice article. A couple of additional thoughts, from one who has also done this job… Not all homes are metered for water. Your valve may be a simple gate valve in the basement or outside near the foundation in a box or exposed. The new cartridge may come with a silicone grease to lube the o-ring seals. Don’t forget to use it. Watch how you reassemble the unit, or you may reverse the flows of hot & cold water. (Guess how I know this.) When putting the escutcheon plate (chrome cover thingy) back on, carefully check the seal against the wall and re-caulk it if necessary. Failing to do this will allow water to enter the hole in the wall, and may result in mildew, mold and rot inside the wall behind the shower.

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