My shower faucet is leaking. So I removed the handle to see what kind of stems they use. I haven't seen this kind of stems anywhere. Does anyone know what they are and how to replace them?
Shower – Replace shower faucet valve stems
faucetshowervalve
Best Answer
Thank you Ed Beal. Yes, these are washer-less ceramic valves. I changed the cartridge and it was simple than I thought. Basically you remove the plate and turn the chrome sleeve counter clockwise to remove it. Then use a channel lock to loosen the cartridge by holding the edge of the cartridge and turning it counter clockwise. Installed a new cartridge and gave it a gentle tight snug. No more leaks and shower works very well.
Please see the pics I took.
This is the cartridge part number
After removing plate and sleeve
After loosening the cartridge
Cartridge removed
Installed a new cartridge