Donald replied

228 weeks ago

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PARKER replied

228 weeks ago

Girlfriend has a shower faucet that keeps leaking. It uses Sterling/Rockwell replacement stems. I have replaced one stem or the other 4 or 5 times ($18 each). She has two teenagers, so they crank down hard, which does nothing to stop a leak on this type faucet. I replaced the cold stem, but it still leaks a steady drip. Any ideas on what I can do differently? I think it may be leaking by the O-ring where the plastic seat fits into the bronze housing.

PRICE replied

228 weeks ago

Doc is correct, the seat is not the washer on the end of the stem,its up in the valve body its-self. You'll need a flashlight to see it, it'll look like a allen-head screw with a hole in it and thats what is rough and tearing your washers up. You can feel the roughness with your finger. Thats what he's talking about, get a seat wrench and unscrew it and match it up with a new one also install a new stem washer while at it.

landsideicy replied

228 weeks ago

Here's a pic. The o-ring on the right pokes into the hole in the valve body. In the bottom pic, the black seal wipes on the left face of the "seat". The white part of the handle stem is eccentric (cam), so it blocks or opens the valve hole when the stem is turned. The valve is recessed in the wall and the hex part of the stem is flush with the shower wall (I use a socket to screw it into the valve).

Donald replied

228 weeks ago

A new faucet will have the same brass body so replacing would'nt do any good. If your lucky"real lucky" you may find a brass replacement stem, but there again your problem is with the seat and the stem washer only. If you want to spend needless money go ahead, vs. a few dollars on repair parts. Tell the teenagers if it keeps happening your going to climb in and take a shower with them and your gonna control the on/off. That'll stop them fast ! Seriously its probably not their fault because its an old seat and they wear out.Your now only repairing half the problem and the nicked up seat tearing up the new stem washer is the other half.

PRICE replied

228 weeks ago

I have been in the plumbing wholesale industry for 21 years.Although Delta is a great faucet, it has multiple parts that could need replacing in the future. I've always been a fan of Moen. If you ever have any problem, there is 1 part to replace. You simply remove 1 cartridge and replace. The Moen valves have a lifetime guarantee. Call Moen direct,they'll send you a cartridge for free,return used cartridge.Sterling is a very basic (don't like to say cheap) valve. They used them alot in the 90's and early 2000's in spec homes.Not saying you don't have a nice home,just my experience.Moen's motto-Buy it for look's-buy it for life!

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228 weeks ago

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