Have a leaking shower valve in a rental property. It is probably 30+ yrs old and made by Central. I pulled out the cartridge and saw the washer was bad but also that there was a small crack in the seat. My local hardware store didnt have a replacement cartridge so I just replaced the washer. That worked for about 4 days when they called me that it was leaking again. This time I pulled out the cartridge and the washer and seat were destroyed. I looked deep inside and saw the culprit, a random screw lying in there. Went to a differnet hardware store which a replacement cartridge except that the new one was a bit longer than the old one. Everything fit/screwed together correctly except that the trim piece that it supposed to screw into the valve and get held firmly against the wall of the shower, would not screw in. I figured that was no big deal though, just caulked it in place. The valve didnt leak when I left. Now they are calling me that it is leaking again.
Could there be more damage to other things deep inside there or is the extras long valve cartridge a problem? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Could there be more damage to other things deep inside there or is the extras long valve cartridge a problem? Any thoughts would be appreciated.