Shower Handle O-ring Replacement
Cori Fitzpatrick and 2 other contributors
Last updated on Mar 13, 2021
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓If you have a shower head with a constant drip, follow this simple and easy guide to replace the rubber o-ring in your shower handle. Replacing the O-ring can help prevent hard water build up, rusting, and wasting water.
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Using your flat head screwdriver, remove the screw from the middle of the handle.
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Using your flat head screwdriver, remove the screw from the end of the stem cartridge.
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Once the screw is removed, replace the damaged O-ring with the new replacement O-ring.
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This fixed the dripping shower head but now my shower handles are tight and difficult to turn and the water pressure is affected after replacing the o-rings. What could the issue be?
