You forgot a very important step. Step 1 put the drain plug in or put a towel over the drain! Losing a screw down the drain turns this into a nightmare.

Thank you so much for this video! My Dad recently passed away and as you can imagine, things have been rough. Not to mention everything seems to be breaking down in his house now....Its like the house knows he's gone & its giving up too...But I won't let it! I didn't know how to fix the leak and would have called a plumber & spent $100. Instead I watched your video & did it myself. Thanks for sharing your knowledge & empowering me to do things for myself at a time when I feel the most helpless. Thank you!😘🙂

Without a doubt this is one of the best "how to" videos on here! My father could build or repair most anything in his basement workshop but rarely imparted that knowledge to me. "It's easier if I do it myself Kev, you wouldn't understand." Well somewhere mid-life I finally got the self-confidence to try things. And guess what, Dad? I usually can do it - especially with a good teacher! Thank you so much for posting this and know that you just saved me several hundred dollars from what a plumber would have billed as a "major repair"!!!

My shower was not leaking at all, I replaced washers and screws just to prove myself I learned something from this video 😃

Sometimes it's easier to break loose the knob by striking it once

Was able to do this myself except for a couple of stuck pieces that my husband helped. This saved us a lot of money that we did not have to spend on a plumber. Just a note, the replacement valves I purchased had the seal loose at the front screw and the packing nuts were also very loose causing leaking from the from of the valve. Once both were tightened no leaks. Thank you for the great instructions!

Thank you saved me $550

When I turn on the middle valve plenty of water comes ou the shower head, but still a lot of flows out of the main head. I wish you would have showed how to R & R the middle valve as well.

Thanks for explaining that the knobs can get stuck. After trying penetrating oil, I resorted to grabbing the knobs with channel lock pliers, which finally did the trick.

Thank you so much for your walkthrough. We had started to get used to cranking down the faucet in order for it to stop leaking. I would always need to change the gaskets every few weeks. I was almost going to have the whole faucet fixture replaced. Your video is the only one I've seen that mentions that the SEAT can be changed. I knew my seat was completely torn but I thought it was integral & part of the whole fixture. Now we barely have to turn it to close the water flow :D Also great that you mention that the valve should be fully in open position before screwing the vale in. Sir, you are worth your weight in gold.

Thank you! I replaced my stem valves and seats this morning ... about 45 minutes and I was done. Total cost ... $52 - no problems and no leaks. I was very happy! (I just used a dab of plumbers grease around the new seats to aid installation). Honestly, for peace of mind, for about $12 for the removal tool and two new seats, it makes sense just to replace the seats while you have those valves out.

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I cannot thank you enough for this wonderful video! My townhome was built in 1974. It’s my first home and I’ve hardly done any plumbing. This video was a God send! Thank you for your professionalism and for sharing you skills!

Great job explaining in detail step by step. It really helps for those that have never done it or don't do it everyday.

What a very nice presentation. I would say one of the best. Very thorough, concise and educational.

You saved my life! Ran into quite a few issues that had me second guessing myself today, but your video gave me the confidence to proceed and succeed.

Fantastic video!

Great video. I am a finished carpenter, and have to do plumbing once in a while. This was a terrific tutorial. Thanks.

I'm a woman in my 60s and I was able to do this. I was happy to learn about the shut-off screw under the tear-drop escutcheon plate because I live in a condo. But when I took it off I found that the shower installers had not cut the hole big enough to reach the screw. I needed to buy a small saw to cut the hole a bit bigger.