What are my options as far as handles
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Kat Hammers on Apr 28, 2015You can't just swap out parts. You have to have the right ones. You can get a new value body(which is the part that is in the wall , your first pic) or you need to find out the brand of the one you have in there now and go to a PLUMBING store not a hardware store. I am a plumber in MO. Sometimes finding parts can be hard to do. The best thing would be is if you could take one of the old stems into the plumbing supply store so they could see what you have, so you can possible get a new part that's correct.Helpful Reply
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Debra Grieve on Apr 28, 2015First of all, do not say you overestimated your diy skills. You just need to get all the facts and steps to do the job right. Kudos for getting in there and trying! Plumbing is not an easy job most of the time. Take the pictures you have here and go to a plumbing store or even Lowes, Menards, or Depot, but make sure you are talking to someone who knows what they're talking about. Ask the person to explain what you need to know to replace the parts with new, or upgrade the set. I have books with all the how-to info I need. I am a self taught handy person. Do your homework before you dig in and you will do fine! Get yourself some home improvement books, or at least one for the project you're doing. Make sure the water is off to the shower, and if there is not a shut off for the tub, you may as well put one in now. You won't regret it. Makes it easier to work on that without having the water off to the whole house. Make sure you get help as there are many different parts that can be used depending on the existing pipes that are there. Some just screw on, and some need to be "sweated" (soldered) on. Or as a last resort if you don't know someone to help you or do it for you, you can always pay that plumber..............Lol!Helpful Reply
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Sherry Fram on Apr 28, 2015I agree with Debra. Take a picture of both sides of your plumbing "issue" and take them to a plumbing store and they should be able to help you find what your need. You might also take a picture of your old knobs as added info for what you need. I had the same issue and I took pictures so I was able to get what I needed to fix the problem.Helpful Reply
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Kelly S on Apr 28, 2015@Home Repair Tutor , can you help her out? This is right up your alley.Helpful Reply
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SC'83 on Apr 30, 2015Thank y'll for the comments! After yesterday I'm in a different situation now lol with completely different questions!Helpful Reply
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Betty Johnson on Sep 17, 2015Personally, I think you were very brave to try to fix this yourself. Working around water and pipes like this makes me nervous because I don't want to cause water damage. I hope you can get it figured out. http://www.blackburnbennett.com/services.htmlHelpful Reply
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