On my widespread kitchen, bathroom sink, lavatory, or Roman tub faucet, no matter how I put my stem in, the handle turns the wrong. Whats wrong?
On all widespreads the end valves have to be oriented so that the inbound (hard line) is away from the spout and the hose or corrugated line is toward the spout. Otherwise reversing the stem in the valve will not make the handle turn in the right direction. Another way to check is to look down in the valve and the seat must be away from the spout in both hot and cold valves. If one or both end valves are installed incorrectly the only way to fix is to re-install the bodies in the appropriate orientation.
On all widespreads the end valves have to be oriented so that the inbound (hard line) is away from the spout and the hose or corrugated line is toward the spout. Otherwise reversing the stem in the valve will not make the handle turn in the right direction. Another way to check is to look down in the valve and the seat must be away from the spout in both hot and cold valves. If one or both end valves are installed incorrectly the only way to fix is to re-install the bodies in the appropriate orientation. Was this answer helpful? Still need help? Contact us.
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