Your tip on using the large screwdriver to start the taped seat saved me a lot of frustration. Thank you very much!

Thank you, I had run out of solutions and glad to have teflon reminded to me as a solution. Excellent! Bless you and all those your heart touches.

My husband spent so much time trying to figure out why was the faucet still leaking. I texted our plumber tonight to come by tomorrow by thanks to you your video we are giving it a try in the morning. I think that should do the trick. Thank you!

Thank you for posting this, really helpful and very precise, thorough and informative.

I can not tell you how much you helped me! I have been walking outside for weeks turning the water on and off. It was like I was living in the stone age. You are my hero. Thank you from Florida.

Your a lifesaver! After replacing the washers, I spend 80 bucks on new stems and seats to. Still leaked. I put plumbers paste around seats and still leaked. I put plumbers tape (teflon) as you said and no more drips! Most Plumbers said on Google not to put anything on them. You saved me hundreds of dollars not having to call a plumber in. Go do-it-yourselfers!

Your video was 100 percent on the money For the do it yourselfers appreciate your skill and knowledge. Showing the steps to fix the problem.

BINGO! Thanks, I replaced everything twice over on my shower & it kept dripping. After 2 hours I took a break & headed to KZfaq & came across your video. Your technique WORKS & there is no more dripping.

I'm quite pleased to add the 100th comment by saying thank you thank you thank you! I replaced seats, I replaced stems, I replaced washers, I tried tightening, I tried loosening, I tried everything I could think of and each time I turned the water back on, drip drip drip...I had come to the conclusion that a plumber would have to replace the entire assembly in the wall. Then the title of your video caught my eye and I thought, heck, it's worth a try. So off I went on my nth-teen trip to Home Depo to get the teflon tape (which I must have 10 rolls of, until the moment that I actually need it, then there's not a roll to by found anywhere, of course. Long answer a little shorter, gott the tape, wrapped the little seat (cut the tape in half length ways), installed (not too loose, not too tight), turned on the water and ....HOORAY FOR THOSE INTERNET PLUMBER PEOPLE!! No leak baby, no leak. After 5 days of BS, you guys get the gold star. Thanks again for the gerat advise, you rock the plumbing world!!

It worked! Thank you for the heads up.

Thanks you saved me from calling a plumber. Worked like a champ thumbs up.

I just spent the last day living in "plumbing hell",like many of the other commenters here,before I tried this as the "last resort" on my 30-yr old Price -Pfister 3-handle shower/diverter valves.....I researched and got all the correct parts and rebuilt the original valves and diverter: Still Leaked....I bought a Chinese knock-off valve set and installed them: Still a leak....Finally,decided to put Teflon pipe dope on the seats: Still a leak!...Then this! THIS WORKED....TRY THIS FIRST!

Excellent video. I like how you stayed silent and just DID THE JOB!

Good idea about putting teflon on seat nut!

I never heard of putting teflon around the seat but I'll try anything I'll do it tomorrow I have the same problem always remember make sure your valves are wide open before you unscrew them

The great video thanks for the help

new system and seat but when i turn the water on i have to turn the water on and thw knomb all the way but i can see the part.

Yo ya lo hize pero sigue goteando la regadera

I just replaced my stems and seats and had the same issue, a slow drip. When I looked at the old seats it looked to me like they had some kind of sealer on them so I took the new seats back out and put teflon tape on them and sure enough it stopped the leak, thanks for the tip.

What do i do if the metal tubes your screwed off to get to the washer are cemented on?!I bought a hex wrech but i don't have a hex shape.Should i buy a round apparatus to replace washer ?It seems much more complex that way. I'm a novice.

did you put new washers on the old stems to see if it stopped the drip or did you just install new stems and seats?

Danke sehr.

Very nice video. Is there any benefit to use plumbers putty behind the escutcheons to prevent water dripping down the shower wall from finding it's way into the faucet holes and then into the back side of the shower wall?

thank you for video and encouragement. i installed new seat, stem. in turned the stem in by hand. i then tighten the nut by hand, then tighten the packing nut to turn the stem in a bit tighter.but i had to tighten a bit more because water would drip downward off stem behind the tile stem. so i tightened it slowly until the drip stopped. but then it made the handle that turns off water uncomfortably tight, not as easy as with the old stems. i am stuck. tighten the nut so no drip, but a little bit more then the handle is uncomfortably tight. Help? I did put on teflon tape before installing

What sucks is I did everything properly just like it showed, but when I switch to bathtub setting (not shower) it sprays out of diverter and cold (hot is fine). If in shower position it does not spray anywhere. I tightened everything as good as possible and used teflon tape. I can't see exactly where it leaks but looks like where stem meets the pipe.

What can we do if the seat has a build up and it will not turn.

Did that, still leaking….changed out seats and washer as well.. frustrated!

That was it, Mate. Can't believe I didn't think to tape the darn seats!

Good teaching.

Very good video

How to prevent screws from loosening?

thankyou

Did allllll that, shower handle still leaks

Ugh this is soo frustrating. I just replaced all three handle's with the stem and seat and everything and it is still leaking!

the telephone is very annoying

Dude...you really needed a socket wrench set.

Nice good job.

I can't get the handle off after I loosen the screw. Im'm afraid to pull on it.Any suggestions ?

If you open the valve first then loosen the valve it won’t be so tight.

wish i could find those 1/2 stems..what exact brand are they..

I couldn't get the seats removed, I think they striped. I left them and replaced the rest of the parts and now my leak is worse. water comes out from both handles and its leaking through the walls. yikes!!!! what to do?? please advise.

I have a question, I had a sales person from Lowe's home improvement tell me that I needed to know the brand name of the shower in order to replace the 3 shower knobs and hardware ! If I don't know, it's best to just replace the whole thing!!

very worth while but i'd like to see them remove faucets the are \very old and scummed up. how to remove also the tub drain cover.

I changed the stem and the seat and its still leaking, anything else ut can be? @myhappyfood

justo queria ver la del medio y no la mostraste !

Next time make sure all your valves are open before you unscrew them

Those valves look brand new, fix Arnold crusty 50 year old valve

Is it necessary to shut off water valve?

Normally, I just repair the existing stem with a repair kit (about $3/ ) to replace the washers+bushing like you can see: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gM5gjKtqkrildXU.html . I've replaced those a couple of times over the years, and things have worked well as the leak is usually due to the washer up against the seat. I don't replace the seat (just keep them) as I don't usually want to mess with it. It is metal and will last longer than the washers. Also, if you happen to cross thread the seat back in you are in much more trouble. This last time, it didn't help. Even with "gorilla strength" turning the faucet I had a slow/med leak. Bought a brand new stem assembly for both as the stems were original and pretty old (about $12/ ). Better feeling action but still slow/med leak. Removed the stems again, and this time removed the seats. Cleaned the holes up a bit to hopefully remove any mineral deposits, and put the new seats in. The old seats were visibly not in great shape. This helped alot as it should and now the slow/med leak went down to just a drip drip drip. Even with gorilla strength turning the faucet it would still drip drip drip. Removed everything again, and put plumbers tape around the seat thread (about 6 wraps) as shown above. You shouldn't have to do this though. I would suggest not doing it unless nothing else works. Doing this did help in my case. No leaking anymore. I can shut off the water at the faucet with just normal expected amount of turning of the handle. Finally ! I have hard water and I figure the valve housing has corroded a bit around the female threads where the seat threads into. Water must have been dripping past it at that point.

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Awesome

Turn off water open hot cold valves remove stems remove seats with seat wrench put pipe dope on seat threads reinstall seats with a seat wrench making sure you don't cross thread install new stems replace diverter stem making sure you have the plastic washer on the stem that is what will divert the water to the shower head shut off hot and cold stems with one of the handles turn water back on visually inspect that stems are not leaking if they're not leaking thread on your your white threaded pieces onto the stem tighten up the packing nut not too tight turn on the hot stem turn stem off make sure water does not drip out of the spout repeat on the cold side if water continues to drip then you probably have a bad valve body and you will have to replace the valve otherwise you can put the Hardware back on the valve when you should be good to go

I fell asleep watching, how did it end?🌛

hot almost sounded cross threaded

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looks like you had those stems on to tight my man

YOU COULD'VE USED ALSO PIPE DOPE INSTEAD OF TEFLON TAPE.

none of these videos show how to repair the stem itself, when just the washers need to be replaced :(

Noble effort, but you need to talk about what you're doing. Camera moving too much.

Haha, teflon tape on the seat threads is NOT the part that leaks. The seat face leaks where the stem's rubber rubs against the seat face. Just replace the rubber seal and/or the seats while you have them out. 100% resolved.Teflon tape really does nothing on the threads on the seat unless you ruined them previously.

Grandma was slow but geez

To do a job right you have to use the right tools. Theres a special wrench to remove the stems , looks like a long socket.

Narration would have been nice. Nothing wrong with talking while you're doing something.

Better than the men

That was very difficult to watch. if I was your boss standing over you to make sure you knew what you were doing. I would have walked you out to the van before you even got this valve apart. told you to sit here while I go do your job for you. I like the large screw driver tip. did that many years ago before I purchased the correct tools. don't have a large blade screw driver in my van any more. never use a adjustable end wrench. Never use Teflon tape on a shower valve. EVER!! Open the valve a bit before you try to take the stem out. It won't be so hard to turn. any amateur should know these things....... Just Amazing! !

Put some silicone sealant around those sloppy tile cuts or that wall will be crumbling soon. Also clean up that nasty gout.

Appreciate the video, but tighten up a bit.. this is like watching paint dry.

Should not put teflon tape on a valve seat. The proper install of a valve seat uses pipe thread sealant, not teflon tape.

Be good if you spoke and explained what you are doing.

to long. More precise and efficient in a timely manner

new system and seat but when i turn the water on i have to turn the water on and thw knomb all the way but i can see the part.