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This is a picture of one example of a rough shower plumbing install: As you can see, at the top there is a cross brace, and there is a 90 degree angle that's been mounted into that brace secured, preferably with screws but possibly with nails. My guess? Your shower head was braced with nails, some idiot hit your shower head pipe pretty hard and pulled ...

I don't know exactly where the other wall is you want to match up with. The standard method is to shim out your rough opening to be exactly what you need for the tub. That means putting shims on the studs around the tub to get it lined up where you need it. Once the tub is in where you need it, add more shims to the studs above the tub to bring your backer ...

This almost sounds like a common problem with draining RV holding tanks. You should try to support the drain hose from the tub so you have a gradual slope reaching from the tub/shower drain to the floor. I have a contraption called a "Slunky" which basically allows my RV holding tank drain hose to be very gradually sloped all along its run to a septic or ...

Rather than fuss over trying to get repair parts for an old mixer valve body, why not replace the entire unit? You can upgrade to a good anti-scald, volume/temp control valve. Any good plumber can easily remove the mixer and replace the unit, You will need access to the back of the unit however. The model of the mixer valve is almost always cast into the ...

It appears to be a Moen or one of the Moen knockoffs. Moen units usually will have a name somewhere. This also might be a case where the handle was replaced with an off brand but the guts are genuine. As @ Steven has suggested remove the cartridge and bring it with you. Even if it is an older model the parts may span for many years and be available. Don't be ...

I recently took apart the bathroom in my basement. It was a steel tub and I had to bust up the tiles around it to take the screws out, then bust a hole in the other side of the wall to disconnect the plumbing. If you don't need to save it, take your anger out on it. Just be careful not to smash it near the plumbing and be careful to smash it only where it's ...

Deltaray, I have a Hotsprings Grandee 220V. I've experienced a few power related issues. Here are my thoughts: Makse sure the thermostat is set higher than 70 degrees. Should be a no brainer but you never know. Make sure the breaker for the heater is on. Mine has 2 breakers in the sub panel, one for the heater and one for the pumps and electronics. Try ...

Just throwing it out there, but many spa heaters, including mine, have an "overheat breaker" for the heater coil, which trips if the heater element gets too hot. For instance, if the pump wasn't well-primed before you turned the heater on, you can have air in the heater manifold which very quickly overheats the coil. Turning the element to its max setting ...