So the other day we started having a small leak in the cold water knob (when turned on) for our upstairs bathtub.
I did a quick You tube lookup and the repair itself does not seem too bad but the fixture itself is relatively old. Should I be concerned about being able to find the right replacement parts (new washer, etc) or are the parts relatively universal and can be found at Home Depot? I would hate to break it all apart just to find out the part would have to be special ordered or maybe not even available anymore.
If they are not universal then I would lean towards replacing the knobs, faucet, etc but I am having a hard time telling how difficult that would be. I saw one video where they start ripping out drywall, etc. I would think it should not come to that in order to replace but maybe I am wrong? If I keep the same type of "system" (ie 2 knobs and not going down to 1) should it be relatively simple or have components changed over the past decade or two and I would need access behind the wall (which is tile).
Thanks!
I did a quick You tube lookup and the repair itself does not seem too bad but the fixture itself is relatively old. Should I be concerned about being able to find the right replacement parts (new washer, etc) or are the parts relatively universal and can be found at Home Depot? I would hate to break it all apart just to find out the part would have to be special ordered or maybe not even available anymore.
If they are not universal then I would lean towards replacing the knobs, faucet, etc but I am having a hard time telling how difficult that would be. I saw one video where they start ripping out drywall, etc. I would think it should not come to that in order to replace but maybe I am wrong? If I keep the same type of "system" (ie 2 knobs and not going down to 1) should it be relatively simple or have components changed over the past decade or two and I would need access behind the wall (which is tile).
Thanks!