Hi there,
My husband is getting a little too old - there was a once upon a time he was excellent on all phases of construction, electrical & plumbing but there are certain things he says that does not make any sense to me even that I am a novice. (Let me add - he didn't practice his profession for five years and he could be out of the loop)
He built a tub and shower for me and all we needed was the faucet and he wanted me to get the shower head that comes with two handles & a spout and the one I got was the Glacier Bay tub and shower with one handle. Besides getting upset... he said, "this will do the trick but you are not going to like it! When you want to take a BATH the shower head will be on along with the spout - there will be water poring out from both. I tried asking what makes him believe that but he got more upset trying to explain to me.
Well I don't think manufactures will make a product like that. If I will be drawing water from the tub I will be getting wet from the shower? He said, I know these things when I see one. Apparently he is looking at the instrument that goes behind the wall - the diverter?
I guess hubby is outta the loop! Where did he ever get the idea that diverters don't work? That's what diverters do. They divert!! Where's yours? In the valve or in the spout. Tell me and I'll do my best to put hubbys fears to test. Cheers, Tom
Yes, it does sound like Hubby is confused. From you post it sounds like he is making an association between a shower valve having two handles and having a diverter valve. Don't be to harsh, unfortunately this will probably happen to us all if we live long enough. Suggest letting the subject drop for a while. The next time it is discussed it may be totally different.
If the single handle valve has a built in diverter you will use a tub spout without a diverter. If the valve does not have a built in diverter you will use a tub spout with a diverter. If you purchased a valve and diverter together as a kit it will have the proper diverter.
Ah, you are both awesome people!!
The kit came in a packet and the diverted is in the spout, like the picture above on the right hand side. He is almost convinced and has been trying to install the darn thing all day today to prove to me but he is beginning to think that HE IS out of the loop.
Again thank you Tom and Harold!
Melinda
btw - I misspelled my name on previous posting
Oh! When you take a shower, some water from the spout may come when diverting the water to the shower head, but it should only be a small amount. Perhaps things were switched around a bit when trying to relay that message, or something? This doesn't only happen to your hubby.
Here's a little tip for hubby. Heres one a lot of installers miss when they go to mount a slip on diverter spout.
When the end's cut off the copper pipe that sticks out from the tile the tubing cutter leaves a burr/ridge. This ridge catches on the "O" ring and forces it out of its place so that when the spout diverts to the shower it leaks out the back.
To get around this problem take sand cloth and sand the burr down to a bevel. Then before you install the spout moisten the end of the copper so it slips on easier. Good luck, Tom
Thank you. All the information is helpful. My husband is feeling good this morning and before he started I took a picture of what he has accomplished and I'll keep you posted as it comes along. I don't know how to insert a picture but if anyone wants to see I can email it to you.
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