How To Replace A Bathtub Spout Shower Diverter

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How to replace a bathtub spout shower diverter. Twist the old spout counterclockwise to remove it. This video will show you how to fix your tub spout diverter from beginning to end. Twist the spout as you pull and be gentle so you don t loosen any pipe connections inside the wall.

Step 3 replace diverter if necessary step 4 reassemble. This should have been a home project that took less than 5 minutes b. Step 2 repair the faulty diverter.

The first thing you will need to do is to look under the diverter mechanism itself and locate the holding screw. If you found this video helpful consider buying me a coffee as a tip. Take your allen wrench and loosen that holding screw.

Then slide on the new spout and tighten the setscrew. If the spout doesn t have a setscrew it s a screw on spout photos b and c. How to repair a diverter tub spout.

There is no need to completely remove the holding screw loosening a great deal will be just fine. No water getting to your shower head.