Trying to replace tub diverter spout, confused about non-standard part?
Tub shower diverter serviceable?
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Hi fixit,
My tub faucet (Kohler Taboret K-T8224-4-CP) started leaking the other day with the diverter up. I went to the hardware store and purchased a Danco "universal" Tub Spout Diverter Repair Kit. However, when I looked underneath the faucet, I saw this cap (second picture) that I couldn't make budge (even with a pair of pliers). Most Tub Spout Diverter repair videos I saw online have the stem be right at the end of the spout but mine is in the middle. I was assured that the installation process and parts are more or less the same. However, I can't even get to the diverter right now, much less replace it.
I rather not call a plumber for a $5 part. Do I have to get a new tub spout?
We have a common issue for our tub/shower spout diverter having more and more water coming out of the tub spout vs the shower.
So I unscrewed the tub spout from the wall and found a lot of hard water deposits / build up. I used CLR and some elbow grease to get a lot of the deposits out but it still seems like there is some play in the diverter mechanism and it seems like I should be replacing at least the rubber seal.
I tried to unscrew the diverter pull handle but I haven't had any luck.
I'm hoping someone can help advise me how to disassemble the valve, or tell me that it's not serviceable (seems unlikely). I believe the brand is PF as I see that marking on the shower head but nothing definitive on the tub spout.
Cheers and thanks in advance.
You are correct. Since there's no screw, just turn the spout counterclockwise and remove it from the pipe coming through the wall. Depending on the type of spout you're going to install, you might have to cut the threads off the end of the pipe and tighten the spout in place with the screw on the new spout.
You should be able to spread those plastic strips enough to pull the diverter rod out. Cleaning the inside area and pieces might be all you need to do.
That threaded adapter came with the spout. The threads will be standard but the distances could be different with different spouts.
I have the same faucet. Same type of diverter. I took out the diverter per your and others on YouTube instructions. Wanted to see if lime and scale were causing a bad seal. So I put my finger in there.
What came out stumps me. A chunk, like flat thread of metal. Put it together and it still leaked. So I took it apart again. Thats when the second sliver fell out. Two slivers of metal. I thought it was the faucet, but I think what I got were two pieces of solder. It works like new now. I'll see how long it lasts, but it operates smooth and really stops all water from running out the faucet and it all comes out the shower head now. It even unlocks when it's turned off and drains out the water from the faucet. I won't have to remember to push it down now. So better than before. Has this ever happened before?
I thought those pieces were a worn out piece inside, but it seems like they were in there since the install. I attached a pic to this alternate answer.