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Need to stop dripping faucets, may mean cutting into wall (Kailua, Oahu)
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We're an older couple living in Kailua, and we have a significant drip in our upstairs tub faucet, from both hot and cold valves on a 2-handle setup.
All we really need for now is the leak being stopped. HOWever, when building the unit in '87, we used the "house brand" hardware from the Home Improvement Warehouse on Nimitz, which is long since defunct, and the odds are good that replacing the faucet cartridges wont' work. In fact I painstakingly removed the hot-water cartridge in the past and took it to Hardware Hawaii, and they had nothing like it.
Lesson learned: buy name-brand when building in hardware.
I'll note also that the chrome outer part was so weathered to the cartridge that they came out together and were only separated later. Haven't tried removing the others.
So if there's some plumbers' secret about making valves work without the dedicated replacement cartridge, that'd be great.
If not, I greatly fear it will mean cutting a hole in the tiled wall. There is no access from the other side of the wall. So that'd be a matter of taking out the tile and plywood and replacing the central faucet and diverter with a set that closely matches the spacing of the one to be replaced.
This would all of course require that the water to the house be turned off, so it'd be good if it didn't take many days. I'm posting this to see if anyone is used to doing such jobs and would like to bid it. In theory I have the tools and experience to do it, but I'm old now so will only try it myself if I can't find someone else to do it reasonably.
I can probably replace the drywall and tiles once the plumbing is fixed, if necessary.
No way to get a photo of the pipes, but I think they're standard copper with soldered joints. I attach a pic of the faucets as they present themselves in the shower stall.
Anyhow, anyone wishing to bid or offer advice will be appreciated. All best! Email is best for us and checked most often.