Bathtub faucets

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I replaced my bathtub faucet washers but the water will not shut off. I tried 4 different washer sizes, 0, 00, 1/4, 1/4L and 3/8. These were flat washers. I even tried some cone shaped but still won't shut the water off. I have to use the shut-off valves in the basement to turn the water off. Do I need new stems? How do I know which washer is the right one? Any help would be appreciated! It's a Holiday, so I didn't call a plumber.... - Thanks, Dan
 

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Usually, the correct ( or incorrect ) washer size is obvious. Now, inside the valve body is a seat, the part the washer seals againgst when the valve is shut off. These seats go bad, and usually can be unscrewed and replaced.
 

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I don't know how you could use those four sizes in the same stem. The recess for them is so vastly different that only the right size should have fit into it.
 

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Thanks for the information....I'll see if I can r&r the seats, although I don't see how they can be unscrewed......as for the washers, the stems had like 2 different diameters that would allow for the sizes of washers....
 

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The only stems I have ever seen that had two different sizes were American Standard, and the smaller one was not for a washer. The faucet seats are sized for a particular washer size. You cannot use small ones with a large seat, although you could do it the opposite way if you could figure out how to get the parts to fit together.
 
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