How To Remove A One Piece Tub Faucet

Step 3 remove the tub from position.

How to remove a one piece tub faucet.

After you remove the set screw holding the bathtub or shower handle to the faucet the handle should slide right off. If the faucet does not have a cartridge you have reached the actual faucet from which the water comes. Use a torch to heat up the adapter and apply a small bead of solder to the outside seam. Use the screwdriver to disconnect and remove the tub s waste and overflow valve cover.

How to remove an existing shower tub faucet. If your faucet has a cartridge keep reading as you will next unscrew the top piece and expose the top of the cartridge. Turn the valve to the right clockwise to close the valve and shut off the water to the faucet. Remove the bathtub faucet since this will be on a portion of the wall you ll be cutting away.

The handles turn the water on. The faucet on a combination tub and shower consists of a tub spout over the tub a handle or handles and a shower head. There are tub faucets for holes four or eight inches on center the measurement from the center of the hot water pipe to the center of the cold water pipe. Mobile home tub faucets come in many types but replacing one is fairly easy if you buy a new one that matches the hole configuration that is already present.

That s in a perfect world but this world is anything but perfect so sometimes the handle just won t budge. Locate the water shutoff valve for the bathroom sink. If you can remove the next gold colored piece with your hand it also unscrews. Depending on your plumbing you may have a single water valve for the entire faucet or you may have two separate valves for the hot and cold water.

Use a tool designed for tub drain removal also called a tub drain extractor to remove the drain flange. Some spouts have a setscrew that holds them in place. It s usually scale that s binding it and scale can be stubborn stuff. Turn off the water.

Place a piece of cardboard inside the tub to catch any drips. Remove the o ring and any other components that could be damaged from the heat then slide the adapter over the pipe. Once you have the faucet and the walls removed from your one piece tub surround system you will follow the same basic steps to remove the tub from its position.