Bumfuzzled
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I recently changed out the diverter to our delta shower faucet (push in the wall type). At first, water leaked out of the tub faucet and there was a noticable drop in water pressure to the shower. I originally bought a "universal" diverter and once the leak to the tub faucet was noticed, I returned it and replaced with a Delta original part diverter. That stopped the leak but did not resolve the water pressure issue. There is not a problem with the shower head being clogged as pressure is still low when the head is removed. It takes 3-4 seconds for water to find its way up the shower pipe when it used to be almost instantanous. All was fine until the plastic part of the original diverter broke which caused me to replace the diverter. Pressure to the tub and all other fixtures within the house seems to be normal. I am so confused as to why the low pressure. I just erected new tile on the walls around the tub and really don't want to tear into the wall unnecessarily. (so as not to confuse, all was well after the tile replacement, no plumbing alterations were done)
Could the little plastic part that broke off the diverter be causing blockage within the plumbing somewhere? If so, where? I'm open to any and all suggestions. I'm obviously not a plumber but otherwise pretty handy. This one stumps me!!!
Could the little plastic part that broke off the diverter be causing blockage within the plumbing somewhere? If so, where? I'm open to any and all suggestions. I'm obviously not a plumber but otherwise pretty handy. This one stumps me!!!