I installed a danze tub faucet in a concealed section of a drop in tub. The diverter failed and needed to be replaced. My buddy at Dorfman Plumbing, Jill, arranged to have it replaced. When the unit appeared, I pulled the tap and tried to put it in. BUZZ - did not fit. So we tried again -BUZZ and on the 3 try, Danze sent both the brass and replacement diverter - BINGO back and working again! Thanks Jill and Danze for taking care of business! above is the difference in size between the old and new diverters. One look and you would know it did not fit? NOPE, took me two times! EACH time!
OOPS wrong again! It failed yesterday! Well how will round 4 go? There is only one thing harder in life than plumbing! I tell my Lowes customers that often. It starts with an M, W or R. What do you think it is?
STEPS TO REPLACE the diverter
1. Remove the tile step up sections and the wooden riser boards.
2. Shut off the quarter turn hot and cold water lines.
3. Use an Allen Wrench to unload the spout and lift it off.
4. Loosen the lines from the hot and cold stems
5. Unscrew the divert shaft brass section.
6. Unscrew the top container section.
7. Remove the old diverter tube and install the new one.
8 Unscrew the cap and place it on the new tube.
9. Screw in the cap and reattach the water lines to the stems.
10. Slip the brass stem back into the tub opening.
11. Reattach the spout.
12.Turn back on the water supply
13.Reinstall the wooden support and the tile sections.
Steve, the Plumb Crazy guy!!!!! At a nearby Lowes store NOW!