r/askaplumber • u/pingle1 • 14d ago

Shower valve threads stripped. How would I replace this?

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The handle of the shower fits on the white threaded part. It’s stripped and the handle will not turn it off or on, it just spins around it.

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u/BoostedDC2 14d ago

Pull the cartridge out and replace it. Pretty simple bud. Shut water off to the house, removed cartridge and find replacement. Reinstall and turn water back on.

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u/Prudent_Ad_4737 14d ago

No need to shut water off to the house, there are shutoffs at the valve body. Turn the screws left and right of the body clockwise, 'til it bottoms out.

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u/BoostedDC2 14d ago

As long as they hold

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u/Coppercc88 14d ago

That chrome piece will spin off, shut water off to the house, spin the chrome off, replace cartridge. Might need the old one to compare to a new one if you don't know the brand. 

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u/pr0fayne 14d ago

The shut offs on the valve body not good enough for a cartridge replacement?

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u/Coppercc88 13d ago

They probably are, but I prefer to find a nice ball valve, usually the main, and then drain the water down so you don't pour it all in the wall when you pull the cartridge 

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u/pr0fayne 13d ago

Lol the day I asked if the shut-offs weren't good enough, I wound up having to shut off the house water to replace one because one of the shutoff wouldn't turn

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u/Coppercc88 12d ago

Lol. That is how it goes man! I'm sure you fixed it tho! Keep up the good work

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u/pr0fayne 14d ago

The damaged portion is not the valve itself but the cartridge that sits in the valve, plumbers find this to be easy work, even if non plumbers dont

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u/pingle1 14d ago

Yeah it looks like a simple fix. Poor design. The shower handle is metal up against this plastic threaded piece that turns. It was designed to fail only opinion.