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I don't think it's an off-brand? Don't have the packaging to refer to at this point, but I think it was Phister-branded when I picked it up at Home Depot. And it looks pretty much exactly like the diverter valve in the photo, including the white washer.

Don't know, to be honest - it's a condo that was built in the early seventies, and this replacement is about as deep as I've gotten into the plumbing so far. How do those affect things? I didn't find anything resembling an obstruction the last time I took it apart and it started working again...

Hi, all. Been scratching my head about this one for a while now, and this seems like a good place to find answers, so I thought I'd register and see if someone has a better idea of what might be going on here. We have a Phister 3-handle setup that I fully replaced about half a year ago - the...