I have a MOEN faucet on my master bathtub mounted to deck of tub, three posts (Cold, Faucet, Hot). The hot valve now will not close - water streams out at more than a trickle when valve is turned off. (NOT just a drip leak)
My questions are:
1) I cannot access the plumbing from deck of tub; I will have to remove tile to try and gain access to plumbing (see pictures)... CORRECT? NO! VALVE CAN BE REPLACED WITHOUT REMOVING TILE.
2) What are the chances there is a ball valve on the water that will stop flow to just the tub - so we can buy some time and live with hot water in the house sans the bathtub? MY HOUSE IS A TRACK HOME AND I'M TOLD MOST LIKELY THERE IS NO VALVE TO KILL JUST THE WATER TO THE BATHTUB. WE HAVE LIVED WITHOUT HOT WATER NOW FOR 3 DAYS AS MY ONLY VALVE IS AT THE WATER HEATER.
3) IS IT POSSIBLE to remove the valve without gaining access to under the deck??? (see pictures) <--THIS IS THE RIGHT THING. THE MOEN VALVES ARE DESIGNED TO BE REPLACED.
Any feedback would be very helpful, thank you...
EDIT: I found a diagram indicating the valve is removable... although mine is not coming out easily. Trying vinegar to break mineral deposits.
EDIT #2: I bought two replacement cartridges (one from Lowe's, one from Home Depot); they are slightly different with different valve body diameter and different size holes at bottom of valve and on side. I will have to remove the current valve to know which one to use for sure I guess. AS IT TURNS OUT, MOEN STATES THAT THE "ROMAN-TUB" VALVES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DIAMETER THAN THE SINK VALVE; SHE TOLD ME THE 1224 MOST LIKELY WON'T WORK ON MY TUB. (I WON'T KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL I GET THIS VALVE OUT.)
My questions are:
1) I cannot access the plumbing from deck of tub; I will have to remove tile to try and gain access to plumbing (see pictures)... CORRECT? NO! VALVE CAN BE REPLACED WITHOUT REMOVING TILE.
2) What are the chances there is a ball valve on the water that will stop flow to just the tub - so we can buy some time and live with hot water in the house sans the bathtub? MY HOUSE IS A TRACK HOME AND I'M TOLD MOST LIKELY THERE IS NO VALVE TO KILL JUST THE WATER TO THE BATHTUB. WE HAVE LIVED WITHOUT HOT WATER NOW FOR 3 DAYS AS MY ONLY VALVE IS AT THE WATER HEATER.
3) IS IT POSSIBLE to remove the valve without gaining access to under the deck??? (see pictures) <--THIS IS THE RIGHT THING. THE MOEN VALVES ARE DESIGNED TO BE REPLACED.
Any feedback would be very helpful, thank you...
EDIT: I found a diagram indicating the valve is removable... although mine is not coming out easily. Trying vinegar to break mineral deposits.
EDIT #2: I bought two replacement cartridges (one from Lowe's, one from Home Depot); they are slightly different with different valve body diameter and different size holes at bottom of valve and on side. I will have to remove the current valve to know which one to use for sure I guess. AS IT TURNS OUT, MOEN STATES THAT THE "ROMAN-TUB" VALVES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DIAMETER THAN THE SINK VALVE; SHE TOLD ME THE 1224 MOST LIKELY WON'T WORK ON MY TUB. (I WON'T KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL I GET THIS VALVE OUT.)
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