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I love the old metal boxes. And yeah, you'll need a cap thread gasket one day and you'll be saying "Thanks Tommy plumber!"...…..:biggrin:

Every once in a while, either new stems don't come with a cap thread gasket or else I'll need one on a stem that I'm changing the bibb washer for. Some of them split while removing the old stems. It's a rarity for sure, but every once in a while you need one. {or use the t-tape trick which is a bit hackish}

I'd like to know what that is, I'm curious.

 

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I had posted a reply and I guess I didn't submit it. I've used the teflon trick a few times. One of my mechanic told me he regularly used a mop strand embedded with pipe dope.

 

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Speaking of tip/tricks to make repairs, have any of you guys repaired a nick in a seat? And if so, how?


I've used a flat file to shave the seat a tiny bit, rotating it after every few strokes,


or the seat re-finishing tool,


or for the really brave, solder the seat.

I have 2 sets of tools for those those occasions. Then again I only have to deal with only 2 types of seats, emco and waltec. That's it!

 

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Oh Emco is a big one that's around alot like i dont know if some of these are Canada only things but I see tons of mostly waltec, delta, moen and emco, belanger, and jamco

It's mostly a Canadian thing. Belanger and Riobel are from Quebec.
Waltec was a Canadian brand and was bought by Delta. I never saw Jameco(not Jamco) other than stems at Rona.

Them Southerners sure like Symmons! Well at leas Steve L. does.

 

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Thanks for correcting jameco.. yes we have different stuff up here.. if I see.symmons mixing valve cut it out put a watts in Crane fixtures are Canadian too.. even our pipe used to be made here.. wolverine and Bibby..

Crane was bought by American Standard.