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    cade0314 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 3, 2010, 08:05 AM
    Water spraying threw brand new stem in bathtub
    I replaced all of the stems washers and o-rings but water is coming out strong threw the hot and cold stem hitting the back of the handle and running on the floor
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    Aug 3, 2010, 10:55 AM

    Cade314...

    You obviously did something wrong. Check your installation.
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    Aug 3, 2010, 02:26 PM

    Tighten bonnet nut.
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    Aug 3, 2010, 04:33 PM

    If you valve is a stem and washer assembly faucet (see image) Then Harold nailed it.
    Open a handle until it starts to leak. Now snug up the topmost packing nut until the leak stops, Careful!! don't over tighten.
    Good luck, Tom
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