windsurfeddy
May 7, 2008, 11:25 AM
I just installed a kit for a Price Pfister 01 series three handle tub & shower unit. All new stems, seats etc. The shower diverter is problematical. At first, it would jam up when both hot & cold water was turned on full blast... nothing would come out, either tub or shower spigot. '52 era house, galvanized plumbing. I have successfully installed kit before.
So I redid the diverter, new nylon washer and seat washers on stem. Now, I have to start with just hot water coming out of tub spigot and not full blast, switch to shower mode, then turn on cold water, and then I can increase water pressure. Otherwise, it jams up in the tub mode, and nothing comes out. If I do not reduce water pressure when switching from shower to tub mode, it also jams up.
The good side effect of the post jamming problem is that now I get a much higher rate or presssure of hot water coming out, whilst before it was almost a trickle.
I am almost at my wits end.
Any suggestions?
So I redid the diverter, new nylon washer and seat washers on stem. Now, I have to start with just hot water coming out of tub spigot and not full blast, switch to shower mode, then turn on cold water, and then I can increase water pressure. Otherwise, it jams up in the tub mode, and nothing comes out. If I do not reduce water pressure when switching from shower to tub mode, it also jams up.
The good side effect of the post jamming problem is that now I get a much higher rate or presssure of hot water coming out, whilst before it was almost a trickle.
I am almost at my wits end.
Any suggestions?