water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time

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water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time

Author: barmor9th (AL)

I had a tub in master bath and wife wanted to add a shower to it. I bought a 4 piece tub and shower set. Before installing the side walls, I checked with associate at lowers and then went by a local plumbing sales store and asked if I neecded to change the facuet. The one that I had had a 1/2 plub in the top of it. They both assured me that all I had to do was to take the plug out and run a shower arm up and that was all I needed to do. I just finished the bath room and turned on the tub and water comes out of the spout and the shower head also but not under force at the shower head. The diverta is not pulled up. What is up and what to do?

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Re: water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time
Author: steve (CA) Did you try to pull the diverter up?
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Re: water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time
Author: barmor9th (AL) Yes I did, with the diverta up, the water comes out of the shower full force.
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Re: water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time
Author: steve (CA) What material and size is the pipe from the valve to the spout?
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Re: water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time
Author: KCRoto (MO) The original valve was plumbed upside down. The installer didn't care because nobody was using a shower anyhow.
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Re: water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time
Author: barmor9th (AL) 1/2" gal. pipe
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Re: water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time

Author: hj (AZ)

What is up is that you got bad advice from someone who had no idea about how to do what you wanted to do. There is NO cure for it other than to open the wall, put the plug back into the faucet, remove the elbow that the spout is connected to, replace it with a "twin ell", connect the shower to the back opening of the twin ell, and then connect the diverter spout, may have to get one with a 3/4" opening if yours does not work with a bushing.

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Re: water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time
Author: barmor9th (AL) 1/2 gal. pipe and there is no build-up of scale.
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Re: water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time
Author: hj (AZ) The original valve did not have a 'restrictor' in the shower port.
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Thanks for all the help!
Author: barmor9th (AL) After checking it out on the Internet, I was afraid of that. I think I will just buy a 100% cut-off and install it on the shower arm. We will only be using the shower anyway. Thanks for all the help! Edited 1 times.
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Re: water coming out of spout and shower head at the same time
Author: hj (AZ) Cutoffs for the shower heads are seldom 100%, because when they are, it can cause other functional problems.
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