How To Change A Shower Handle
Tips for replacing a moen shower handle.
How to change a shower handle. Depending on the style of handles used you can replace them using only a screwdriver or an allen wrench. There s a small clip holding the cartridge in the shower valve. Faucet handles can be removed in different ways.
Replacing shower faucet handles to repair or update the look of your bath only takes minutes. The humid climate inside a bathtub enclosure or shower stall isn t good for the faucet handles. Remove the escutcheon plate by unscrewing it.
Handle is from a moen chateau tl 473 trim kit. For lever style handles a flat bar is a better option. This problem is common enough for plumbing suppliers to have developed a special tool called a faucet handle puller to help replace a shower handle.
This tool works for handles with center set screws. It won t have much effect and you ll end up damaging the handle and possibly the faucet. How to replace shower bathtub handles.
Please support my youtube channel iscaper1 by using my amazon storefr. Some have a cover plate which can be pried off with a small screwdriver. Look to see if there s a water shutoff near the shower valve.
When replacing a shower faucet take off the shower head by turning the connecting nut counterclockwise with a pair of pliers. Before removing or replacing the handles look to see how they are attached to the valve stems.