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raynew2 (LA)
Today is the day. Taking apart this shower faucet set, and will need to turn of water to multiple apartments to isolate the pressure.
Posted photo earlier -
Noboby could identify brand. I'm starting to believe it is a California Faucets brand. Found they had similar pattern.
Trying to solve disassembly first. Two questions:
1. Will this faucet (possibly)disassemble without handle removal? (Same brand bath sink faucet did disassemble with handle attached by continuing counter clockwise after turning cartridge. HOWEVER, the shower faucet doesn't appear to be a cartridge rotates over a complete revolution to open flow. I'm thinking handle must come off!) Hate to force it turning counter CW if non-cartridge type never disassembles this way.
2. Advice to remove handles. No removable cap, solid chrome, so no fastener to remove from end. But, flared trim below rope pattern does thread off. When you slide it back, there is no set screw. Based on seeing the bath sink cartridge which uses same handle - this looks like a (Kohler I think) style knurled push-on handle with just tight fit and corrosion holding it on. I was able to achieve about 1/16th movement by prying, but now it feels so weird. Really loose play for the amount I pryed, but then still stuck after that.
Any comments on 1 and 2 are appreciated. Am I on the right track or just crazy??
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steve (CA)
Probably crazy. Why not contact California Faucet, see if it's from them and find out how to remove the handles. You stated the water has to be disrupted to other units, if to try brute force disassembly and things go bad, it's not just you being affected.
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hj (AZ)
The lavatory faucet came apart because you used "brute force" on it. That was NOT the way it was designed to come apart. Unscrew the round cap from the handle and the screw will be underneath it.
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