Tom takes aprt a Symmons shower valve.
Symmons Shower Valves
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Tom takes aprt a Symmons shower valve.
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Sigma is a good valve. It is assembled in California with parts made in China and Germany.
Thank you so much for this informative video. I am looking to replace my shower/tub faucet and just found out that if i want to go with another brand I have to have the valve replace. Which means cutting into dry wall,, at lease its in a closet. I am looking to upgrade to a sigma what are your thoughts on that brand. I despise the symmons ones like you said it all plastic. Thank you for your imput.
Got it. That is what I thought. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
Those are stops so you can turn off the hot and cold water and work on the valve without going down cellar (or somewhere else) and shutting off the water.
Does anyone know what the Symmons part C-32-11 does? It is on the Visu-Temp valve assembly. There are two of them. What is its function?
If the rest of the house has plenty of hot water, then it is probably a stuck piston in the cartridge in the Symmons valve. You may have to shut off the whole house to fix it.
I bought a house with this type of shower fixture and can only get cold water in the shower. There are no valves in line on the hot water side for it to be shutoff. Is there an adjustment of some type?
Glad the video helped
Thank you, Tom! We were struggling to turn our handle until I watched your video and you explained that the stem needs to go on the cartridge cap BEFORE we place it back.
If you’re sure there is a screw under that cap, then you have to get the cap off even if you mess up the cap. Usually a sharp knife can be used to pry off the cap, but some caps are threaded and can’t be pried off, they have to be unscrewed with pliers (and a cloth to prevent damageing the finish). I am not familiar with Aqua Brass. Sorry.
I have Aqua Brass shower control which is leaking. I can not remove its ball shaped brass handle to remove the cartridge to replace with a new one. The handle has a round handle cover that hides the retaining screw. I can not remove the cover to complete the cartridge replacement. Can you help?
Great! Glad the video helped.
Huge help i have the stem valve out and will attempt to replace it. Thank you
Hi Tom, I recently replaced my TA-10 cartridge as the threaded stem broke at the handle.
Just noticed that I now have a drip leak from the Diverter handle, my faucet is an Aquabrass, about 15 years old.
Is there an easy fix for this?
I’m fiddling with mine now and I have the same issue. Trickle of hot. Cartridge was stuck but we took it out, soaked in vinegar and tapped it a few times, and it now rattles fine. There is more hot water, but definitely not enough right now.
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I’ll pull it apart and see if it rattles. Thanks again!
Lowes and maybe Home Depot have that cartridge for about $35.00 or so. There is no reason you can’t replace it as long as you srew the cap down completely on the cartridge before turning the cartidge into the body of the valve.
If you take out the old cartridge and it rattles like the video shows, then there is no reason to replace it. The problem is elsewhere. But it sounds like it must be the cartridge.
Tom
Thanks for the video and explanation. Any reason why a homeowner shouldn’t just try replacing the cartridge (TA-10?) themself if experiencing problems? It doesn’t seem like a bad job if you can get the part. I’ve got a seldom-used shower in a house we just bought that has plenty of cold water flow but just a trickle of hot. Hot water supply seems okay otherwise.
mine handled water just fine, but somebody had put a universal handle on the end, and the steel chewed up the brass splines and i couldnt tighten anything to turn it off anymore. thanks for the tutorial
Symmons customer service number is 1-800-796-6667 Most of the time they will send free parts (like most manufacturers) to home owners.
Tom
Call Symmons there replacement parts are FREE.
Glad you liked it and also glad you got your problem solved. Tom
If the piston is moving OK, then the problem may be elsewhere. Is the shower on the second floor? You need more water pressure to force water to the second floor. What is the water pressure in your house? If you are on a well, you may have to adjust the pump pressure up from the wstandard 30-50 psi to 40-60. If it is not that, maybe your plumbing lines are too small or some of your lines (or valves controling those lines) are partially plugged.
Tom
I had a dripping faucet. I replaced washers w/kit from Lowe’s, but 2 things happened: now I have resistance on the handle when I turn it, and I only have hot water. Not sure if I over-tightened something or bad alignment. The piston was fine.
If the faucet drips, then replace the screws and washers. But I’ve had more problems with the cartridge over the years. That is not a $3.00 fix, more like a $30.00 fix. I don’t know if LOWES sells that part or not.
thanks for that detailed explanation 🙂