Just had a shower handle replaced when the handle decided to go. Replaced with same moen handle last week and woke up this morning with the faucet handle being extremely stiff. After I wrestled it, the water came out from the shower head but now the handle just spins around and around. I took apart off the handle and plate to access the hot and cold service valve to shut off water to the faucet (this is a condo).

I tried manually troubleshooting by manually turning the shower stem using a pair of pliers (did I break the fixture by doing this test?). The water temp and water pressure did not change when I turned it clockwise to shut off water/go to cold water. Now I'm stuck and I'm wondering is this an issue with the cartridge/stem (again?). Is it safe to replace the fixture with only the service valves in the off position?

THANKS!

Last time this happened it was the cartilage. But I don't know if it's the same case.

The faucet in the bathtub leaks.

I took off the cover and tried to screw the screw tighter to make sure it was that:

https://ibb.co/jvTFR49q

No success.

I pushed in this metal thing more deep, and it solved the problem

https://ibb.co/ksWQsm4d

So I'm doubting it's the cartilage, since if I push that metal thing the water drip problem is solved. What can it be? This handle itself is faulty since it is connected with that metal thing? Where can I buy the same kind? What's it's name?

https://ibb.co/xtzCnTmC

Hi all, I have a question. "Zero" or the off position on my symmons temptrol shower knob keeps going farther clockwise if that makes sense. Like it's skipped a thread or stripped a thread. Like, a month ago, off was at twelve o clock and from someone over tightening to turn the shower off now zero is at three o clock. I want to get it repaired/replaced but I know nothing of plumbing so is this a leak/emergency waiting to happen or just a shitty knob thay needs to be tightened?

Replaced wax ring, fully tightened toilet and it slight wobbles when you sit on it. I can’t tighten anymore

Toilet sits on ceramic tile, did not use silicone

I didn’t use silicone before and it didn’t rattle

Thank you

I turned this service valve on the left side as instructed by a hansgrohe video I found while replacing the shower cartridge but now it has a slow drip coming from it. Using an Allen key it spins freely in either direction without resistance or tightening or any effect to the flow. Can anyone help?

Hi I had a open vented heating system that was powered by a stove and a rad pump when I bought my house built in 1988. From what I can see it's all original previous occupants did nothing to it. We had a boiler added then the following year we blanked off the stove. The heating never truly worked and got progressively worse. I had the pipework cleaned and the insulated copper cylinder that was put in when we got the oil boiler taken out and replaced with a stainless steel cylinder last week. The inside of the copper cylinder was corroded and the exchanger was split and leaking. Changed the open vented system to a closed one and set at 1 bar of pressure. When the boiler turns back off after running driving the pressure to 1.5 bar it cools back down to 0.5 bar and the following day it's 0.3 bar. No evident signs of leaks anywhere there is rusty water running out the condensate pipe of our 6 year old combi viessman boiler. My thinking is the leak is either in the boiler or in the floor. How can I check the boiler to rule out that?

I have removed the plumbing drain tubes that connect to the base of the tub and overflow and am looking at a (black PVC) tube going straight into the ground (no slab under the tub drain). My drain snake gets stuck / won't push in further; two attempts with chemical clog remover didn't work. There is an audible trickle from the drain tube and it will drain very slowly.

Are there any options? Is it safe to vacuum out the drain line? We have no idea what the plumbing looks like under the soil, but the upstairs plumbing, the toilet, the downstairs sink, the tub, and the washing machine must all connect underground somehow.

We had a Maytag dishwasher that came with the house when we bought it about 2 years ago. Had to replace the hot water heater, then shortly after this (unsure if related) the dishwasher stopped cleaning the dishes, pod stayed in and didn’t breakdown-it was the agitator- it was an older dw so we bought a new GE - had a plumber come out to install it and again the agitator wasn’t working, he thought we got a lemon. We returned that one and decided to go with a Whirlpool and THE SAME THING. We’ve talked to plumbers and an electrician and nobody knows what’s going on. It seems way too much of a coincidence that we’d have 3 dw in a row and two of them being brand new.

Anyone ever seen or heard of this?!