dtwinam
Jul 1, 2007, 10:33 AM
Hello,
I have an issue with a Stanadyne shower fixture. It's a single control knob and a faucet with diverter for directing water into the tub / shower head fixture. Recently the unit has begun to malfunction in that as much water appears to stream from the faucet as from the sower head even with the diverter pulled up (so water should be only coming from the shower head).
Per an old post on this form, I looked for an Allen set screw.. but there is none (but I do have a small rectangular opening where one should be! I have another similar fixture in another bath and confirmed that I was able to remove the set screw and then twist the faucet off the pipe without issue.
However this unit in question will not twist at all and I am fearful of damaging a pipe and causing a much more significant issue!
The unit appears to be chrome over plastic and I'm getting tempted to take a hack saw to it to simply get the malfunctioning unit off so I can replace it.
Any suggestions on how I might remove the faucet would be deeply appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
I have an issue with a Stanadyne shower fixture. It's a single control knob and a faucet with diverter for directing water into the tub / shower head fixture. Recently the unit has begun to malfunction in that as much water appears to stream from the faucet as from the sower head even with the diverter pulled up (so water should be only coming from the shower head).
Per an old post on this form, I looked for an Allen set screw.. but there is none (but I do have a small rectangular opening where one should be! I have another similar fixture in another bath and confirmed that I was able to remove the set screw and then twist the faucet off the pipe without issue.
However this unit in question will not twist at all and I am fearful of damaging a pipe and causing a much more significant issue!
The unit appears to be chrome over plastic and I'm getting tempted to take a hack saw to it to simply get the malfunctioning unit off so I can replace it.
Any suggestions on how I might remove the faucet would be deeply appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave