Bathtub Faucet

[emerickscott]

I replaced mine a year ago because the hot water and pressure dropped in my shower. This fixed it. I've heard that kohler will warranty these for life and swap them out free, though I can't confirm this. Our shower has started to act up again with the hot water being sporadic in temperature and going down after a few minutes even when the rest of the house is fine. So I think it's broken again after a year, which is ridiculous.

[vibrantjourney]

@emerickscott Great point that "kohler will warranty these for life and swap them out free." @JMeBo noted getting four shipped to him free by Kohler, so definitely worth calling them first.

[Gymnast101XD]

what did you use to pull the cartridge out of the housing. Mine is stuck and will not budge by hand

[roxydog2004]

@Gymnast101XD Yeah he did everything step by step but remove the cartridge which is what I wanted to see , mine is stuck too

[vibrantjourney]

@Gymnast101XD No special tools to take pieces out. Just used hands and fingers.

[zero00tolerance]

Hello i have a problem with the bathtub water and handsink ...that water only flowing on the bathtub and not handsink what do i need to do to get the water pressure going back to the handsink thanks

[vibrantjourney]

@zero00tolerance Hope you got this taken care of. Not sure what is happening but perhaps give more info and someone else will have input.

[zero00tolerance]

@vibrantjourney Hey thanks yes i got it settled 2 months ago. Turned out it was all the sediments that got stuck in the nozzle. When i shut the water off and turned it back on all these sediments came out thats why. thanks again.

[dabomb67]

THANKS JMEBO* JUST ORDER MINE REPLACEMENTS TODAY* FREE **

[vibrantjourney]

@dabomb67 Yes, @JMeBo gave all good advice. Sometimes parts are covered as also mentioned in the @emericscott post.

[remusjacobs]

I dont know what im doing can you come over and just fix it for me

[vibrantjourney]

@remusjacobs It can all be intimidating. Hopefully you took it on and succeeded.

[remusjacobs]

@vibrantjourney honestly your video did help, i did get fix it correctly. thank you

[nseybert]

Thanks, I ordered the cartridge from Kohler and replaced it myself. You saved me a couple hundred bucks on a plumber.

[vibrantjourney]

@nseybert Hope you took yourself out for dinner and used the rest for good.

[tasq10001]

Thanks for the video, i am using the same brand in my 20 stories building. My problem is i am not getting any cold water in the shower, spout, sink and toilet. When I remove shower control, mixing valve and pressure balance and then open the shut off valve for cold water, lot of cold water comes but as soon as I put back everything, i loose cold water. Please help.

[vibrantjourney]

@tasq10001 I'm no expert. Sounds complicated and probably a task for a real plumber.

[JMeBo]

Thanks for the video. Plumber just left after telling us our cartridge needed replaced and he'd have to order the parts. (we need this done on 4 faucets!). He said he'd come back and replace them for $260, plus the cost of parts. So we called the 1-800-4KOHLER, described which cartridge we needed and they are sending us 4 of them via fed ex at no charge!! No questions asked! Now we can do it ourselves when they arrive! Thanks!!!

[vibrantjourney]

@JMeBo Great. Don't forget to make use of your plumber for other projects.

[dc3finley]

Thanks for the video.

[mblrw2]

Thank you for the vid!!

[digitalpa]

great video. Thanks you saved me a $150 plumber bill.

[vibrantjourney]

@digitalpa Feels good to save that for other needs.

[virtuallaurie]

My shower is either really cold or really hot. Do I need to replace the valve or can I just make an adjustment?

[vibrantjourney]

@virtuallaurie Sorry so late, I'm no expert but based on what happened to me it seems a replacement. Just an unknowledgeable guess. Hope you already had this taken care of.

[Adrianfoxy22]

when i shut off the shower the water keeps coming out for some reason and its still happening right now please help

[vibrantjourney]

@Adrianfoxy22 Not seeing this until a few weeks later, hope you got this taken care of. I'm sure you found another video or a plumber to help you out.

[carltonsue1]

Hi I like your video. I think I want to change my cartridge because the water on my shower doesn't get past warm. It used get really hot not long ago and I thought might be my water heater but the water is 145 degrees and hot enough. So I think just changing the cartridge should do the trick. Let me know if you think that is what I should do.

thanks

[vibrantjourney]

@carltonsue1 Can't be sure but sounds like that may be it. Read through all the comments for more tips.

[ProfRoberts]

Leaky shower. Made special trip to Fl. Your video gave me the confidence.-and I did it following your instruction. Replacing the cartridge was the easiest way to go. Can't thank you enough.

[vibrantjourney]

@ProfRoberts Glad it helped and congratulations on stopping that leak.

[DRxDR]

Thanks for the how-to video! A recent change has been made by Kohler for this model #K304 valve: The new part number for the cartridge is "GP77759" which superceeds the K77759 number.

[vibrantjourney]

@DRxDR Good info, thanks for adding it.

[MikMac63]

Just what we were looking for. Thanks~

[SuperMichaelblake]

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[poshduds]

My Kohler shower faucet has a lever without a pop-off cap; I had to figure out how to remove it. The Kohler website and forums are really unhelpful! Here's how I did it: Remove the screws holding the wall cap; wiggle the cap off. Hold the faucet lever. Grab and twist the skirt under the lever and twist clockwise. If it's tight, try using a rubber jar opener to loosen it. If really tight, use a strap wrench. Spin the skirt clockwise until the lever is released. Proceed as in the video.

[vibrantjourney]

@poshduds I'm sure this will be helpful to many. Thanks for the details.

[imjustpassinthru]

A little louder, please. It's as if you're numbling to yourself.

[vibrantjourney]

@imjustpassinthru Yeah, audio could be much better.

[wolfintn]

Very helpful. Thanks.

Gave me some confidence to do this by myself.

[vibrantjourney]

Glad it helped.

[tibvideo]

This is helpful, I tried to change washer and its won't stop leaking.

So, I got new Kohler pressure balancing valves part number GP50520 it cost me around $30 bucks from Kohler store in my town. Now it works perfect, no leaking. This might help you guys who is watching this video.

[vibrantjourney]

Thanks for the note, it is helpful.

[barkip99]

@tibvideo You should've just replaced worn o-rings on GP500520, without buying whole unit...

[brennamcbadass]

@tibvideo Both my showers just give hot water. Went all over town to find the Kohler part and found out it is the pressure balancing valve so back to the store tomorrow

[tandog309]

helpful