Does it mean if my tub spout has a cut out which appears to be for a setscrew, that it is for that... I have taken the allen wrench provided for me in the new tub spout that I bought to replace this one.. and to no avail.. I can not find the screw... I stick my finger up there but don't feel a screw, but my finger does end up with a lot of white powder on it , I quess calcification... Can this spout be a twist on with a cut out... its the original builders special that my condo was built with...
Thank u...

Not necessarily... That small opening on the bottom is there to allow water to drip out from the hollow interior of the spout... Also, and if screw is used to attach the spout to the pipe, it may serve as access to that screw.

Your spout may be screwed onto galvanized nipple. Try to unscrew it by turning it CCW. If it is copper, it will spin and spin around without getting loose. Than there is a screw. If galvanized ( or threaded connection ) it will unscrew in about 6 turns.

Hope that helps . Back to you. Milo

Hi Risa

Take a compact mirror and a flashlight and shine the light into that hole on the spout... angle mirror so you can look up into the hole... see if there is a screw or not. You should know what to dao after that... ;)

Mark

There are two types of tub spouts. Threaded and slip on. The threaded spout is metal,(chrome over bras while the slip on is high impact plastic as shown in the picture, If there's a square hole in the bottom you have a slip on. Use the Allen head wrench to remove it, Good luck, Tom

That is my problem... I can't access a screw at all... but yet I have the cut out... on the one I bought to replace it... I can feel the screw and it is there.. on mine, I feel nothing and the allen wrench does not at all find the screw... and is this why my faucet is leaking profusely... or is it in the handle as someone said on here...

If it's a slip on you should be able to twist the spout around so you can work from the top. If the hole's filled with mineral build up then dig it out and unscrew it. The spout has nothing to do with the valve leaking. If you furnish more details, (make. Age. Single handle or two knobs?) And you say the leak is coming from the handle?

If it's a slip on you should be able to twist the spout around so you can work from the top. If the hole's filled with mineral build up then dig it out and unscrew it. The spout has nothing to do with the valve leaking. If you furnish more details,. (make. age. single handle or two knobs?) And you say the leak is coming from the handle?


Well water is pouring out of the tub spout when its all shut off... there is no make on it... its the oine that has been there since the place was built , I bought it new... 11, years old... one handle-attached pic

Risa, I'm confused here? We told you yesterday that your problem is up in the tub valve itself. I even told you how to disassemble the valve properly here at this thread:

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/plumbing/trouble-removing-old-tub-spout-where-set-screw-565332.html

I don't understand why you are back on the tub spout again??

Risa, I'm confused here? We told you yesterday that your problem is up in the tub valve itself. I even told you how to disassemble the valve properly here at this thread:

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/plumbing/trouble-removing-old-tub-spout-where-set-screw-565332.html

I don't understand why you are back on the tub spout again???


Because I spoke to a plumber today that said replace the spout first... I have no idea what the tub valve is...

Risa, if "water is pouring out of the tub spout when its all shut off" as you said then that plumber you spoke too is wrong and replacing the spout is a waste of time!

I have also explained what the valve is and how to disassemble it in the other thread:

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/plumbing/trouble-removing-old-tub-spout-where-set-screw-565332.html

If you can't understand the instructions as provided then I would suggest that you call in a plumber (not the one that suggested replacing the spout). If you cannot afford a plumber AND you cannot understand my instructions well then, I simply don't know what to tell you! I would suggest getting help from a friend!

PS: The "VALVE" is the thing that the handle is attached to! Reread that other thread... ;)

Mark

Risa, if "water is pouring out of the tub spout when its all shut off" as you said then that plumber you spoke too is wrong and replacing the spout is a waste of time!

I have also explained what the valve is and how to disassemble it in the other thread:

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/plumbing/trouble-removing-old-tub-spout-where-set-screw-565332.html

If you can't understand the instructions as provided then I would suggest that you call in a plumber (not the one that suggested replacing the spout). If you cannot afford a plumber AND you cannot understand my instructions well then, I simply don't know what to tell you! I would suggest getting help from a friend!

PS: The "VALVE" is the the thing that the handle is attached to! Reread that other thread...;)

Mark

OK MARK... no need for sarcasim, as this was a friend who told me that and many others that I had spoken to before you... How do I know who is correct. I appreciate your expertise, but the tone of your assistance is a little annoying... SORRY TO BE BOTHERSOME TO YOU! You can not get mad at me for asking questions even if they are contradictory to what you had said to me... Seriously , its my option to be able to ask whomever I want and what I want... I will try my best to remove the handle...
Thanks

Good luck with it... ;)

good luck wih it...;)

Yup

Risa,


How do I know who is correct.

Think about it like this. The spout is nothing but a pretty piece of pipe, so it can't be the reason for the leak.

The valve is the thing that turns the water off, so it must be the thing that's leaking.

Follow Marks instructions, he is the expert.