#technicallycorrect

I feel both attacked and validated.

Some of the common critiques have themselves turned into memes. But they’ve been beaten to death by this point. I’m not sure if everyone you know just has bad taste, or they’re just bandwagoning the hater train (or both).

Might as well find out for yourself! The show isn’t considered a classic for nothing. (And don’t skip the movie, End of Evangelion.)

And/or clapped, depending on which version you’re watching.

Bad things happen in WCW.

I just spat out my drink.

I’m a part of some really small communities (like single digit posts per month). Some of those posts are even mine. I wouldn’t say that’s MVP level, but…

I used these (and the plastic/rubber ones with little nubs on them) for awhile at my last place. The laundry room had a linoleum floor that was easy to keep clean, so when the balls inevitably went a-rolling after getting caught in a blanket or towel it wasn’t a big deal. Laundry at the current place is in a basement… yeah, the first time one of the wool balls got away it was pretty grody even though the floor was swept regularly. The plastic ones were easier to clean, but without a utility sink handy they became a pain to use. We eventually gave up and went back to dryer sheets. 😕

All right, all right… smugly begins to remove sock puppet †

Watch your mouth, buddy.

Great, now I’m out of touch and my hand hurts.

All good, I appreciate it.

I did not turn off the water (calculated gamble), but I did drain the diverter/mixer before starting any work, and didn’t apply heat for a while after that. The piece that’s frozen is right at the front of the handle (pic is elsewhere in the thread), and the stem head is right behind it. It should have gotten to temp pretty quickly. I didn’t go too crazy since I wasn’t planning on disassembling anything until I had access to replacement parts, just gave it a few tugs.

Just finished putting on the new spout… and at its tightest, it points straight up ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ So I backed it off a half and am now waiting for the caulk to cure. I packed the tile hole with putty so the caulk is more for looks than anything. If the diverter valve sprays everywhere… guess I’m going knocking until someone says I can use their shower lol.

Edit: all is well. Or at least no worse than it was.

Heat did the trick for the spout, no dice on the diverter knob. Same with WD-40… there’s no place to really access the problem spot. It’s on there good.

Noted on big box vs dedicated supply store.

I did some more research and I think I’ll be able to be able to replace the washers and re-pack the compression nuts, and keep the original valves. But I’m not attempting that until I can get an early start on a day when the supply store is open for any running back and forth that may be needed. And even aside from that, none of the local big box stores have any packing nut material in stock.

Thank you again for the insight!

I am by no means an expert… I just kind of assumed everything was standardized, and new valves would be interchangeable.

Good call on the WD 40. I should be able to get behind the shower knob. For the spigot, it’s more of a spray and hope lol.

There’s set screws on the flanges. I didn’t think to look for one under the spigot… but no dice. Likewise on the shower knob. Not even sure where one would be hiding. The hot and cold just have an easily accessible screw fixing them to the valves. I do appreciate the suggestion though.

Total tangent… it’s midnight here and I need to shower before bed. But part of me wants to turn off the water and start messing with stuff lol.

Edit: goddamn ADHD. Here’s the fixtures:

Hot and cold come right off. The shower won’t budge. Also, yuck.

Synesthesia would like a word (or possibly a sniff).