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Need to Install a Shower Diverter Valve?



Are you in the midst of a bathtub or shower installation and need to install a shower diverter valve? You know, that thing that diverts water from the faucet of the bathtub to the shower head? In most cases, if your shower diverter valve isn't working properly, you should simply replace the faucet which includes the valve.

However, if you don't have a bathtub/shower combo or a diverter set up, most likely you'll need to renovate the shower, so the steps below will not apply to you. However this tutorial is specifically on how to replace the faucet, including the diverter valve.

The first step is to unscrew the diverter valve and remove it from the faucet using an adjustable wrench. Just be sure you don't pull too hard on the wrench and strip the threads on the pipe that attaches to the faucet. You want to now set aside the pieces of the faucet and the diverter valve.

You want to follow the same steps and remove the diverter valve from the new faucet. Now begin to screw that faucet on the pipe that you remove the previous faucet from, but just get it started - don't screw until tight. You'll want to use a wrench now and tighten the faucet onto the bath. Make sure the faucet is positioned correctly after fully tightened, sometimes it will need to be held as you tighten it, otherwise it won't be pointed correctly. Now, attach the diverter valve to the new faucet by hand until law into place. To test whether the valve is working correctly, run some water in the bath and then turn the diverter valve on. It should lock into place when held up and when the shower is complete it should come down.

Now that the faucet and diverter valve are in place, be sure to thoroughly test to make sure it's in working condition and doesn't get stuck after the shower is complete and the water is turned off.