faucet drips

GTD

Hi tom here i have a american standard 2 handle shower tub valve i replaced 2 seats and stems they have aqua seal and it still leaks. what should check next. thanks

Alan (California Radiant) Forbes

Did you use teflon tape or pipe dope on the threads when you replaced the seats?

GTD

no

Larry Weingarten

I think you just answered @Alan (California Radiant) Forbes 's question. I've had water leak past the seats where they screw in. It can be a little frustrating. Seal those threads and see if the leak is gone.😎

Yours, Larry

mattmia2

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1807733#Comment_1807733

Also makes it possible to remove them in the future. I have also seen some seat wrenches that put a burr on the seat because they don't fit so well.

hot_rod

it is possible to cross thread seats when you reach in to replace them, that will cause a leak also

mattmia2

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1807876#Comment_1807876

I turn things like that counter clockwise until i feel the threads drop in, then i screw them in clockwise.