Best bathtub faucets according to redditors

Here is a basic list of items in the project and where they can be found if you're interested:

Wall Faucets

Wall Faucet Valve Assembly

Bathtub Faucet

Bathtub Faucet Valves

Shower Panel

vessel Sinks

Sink Drain Assembly

Square Tile Drain In Shower

Shower Curb Product

Shower Pre-Pitch Slope Product

Shower Pan Slope Product

Shower Weep Hole Protector

Shower Niche Insert

High Power Exhaust Fan

Vanity On this, I negotiated with the seller since I didn't like the sinks/counter/mirrors that were included. They sold me the vanity only for a lesser price than advertised. I purchased the granite for the vanity/tub/privacy wall separately.

Shower Tiles are 12x24 and were purchased at Lowes, shower mosaic tile at HD

*Flooring tiles 6x24 were purchased at HD. Grout is "bone" color and also at Home Depot.

If the tub spout is removable (some are glued, some are threaded on), you can replace it with something like this: tub spout. Then you can attach pretty much any flexible hosed shower attachment to the spout.

If you don't want to remove it, you need something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Faucet-RP17454-Pull-Down-Diverter-Chrome/dp/B000CO2NEA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1420086031&sr=8-3&keywords=delta+spout

Whats there is a delta tub spout adapter, pretty common part. They also make the tub spout easy to fit tight to the wall.

Delta tub spout on Amazon.

Can you give a side profile shot of the faucet?

It looks like a tub faucet install, in which case you could install something like this

http://www.amazon.com/LightInTheBox-Wall-mount-Handles-Faucet-Antique/dp/B004X9J1D6/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen-bath&ie=UTF8&qid=1396015904&sr=1-4&keywords=tub+faucet

Granted the reviews on amazon say this one in particular is a piece of junk, but if the distance between the hot and cold is the same as a bath installation, there are plenty of other manufacturers/models.

We had this for years even after replacing the cartridge and the faucet with a cheap one from Home Depot. Finally fixed it about a month ago and watched my water bill drop by 2,000 gallons. The answer was finding a tub spout where the pressure of the water pushed against the valve. I used the Delta RP17453 and it solved the issue immediately. Even better was that it paid for itself in the first month. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UB7VQ0/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just cut the end of the 1/2 copper pipe off and use a slip fit tub spout with a diverter on it.

chamfer the sharp end of the cut pipe to avoid cutting the O ring seal inside the slip fit spout, you can use a file or sandpaper.

A little lube on the O ring is good, you can use liquid soap

A common error on spouts is people don't caulk around the pipe where is passes through the tub wall, make sure the hole around the pipe is caulked for a watertight seal.

Moen slip fit tub spout with diverter.

http://www.amazon.com/Moen-3931-Diverter-Spout-Chrome/dp/B000UNVH5O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1407526880&sr=8-2&keywords=moen+slip+fit+tub+spout

It would be bizarre if he really forces you to find an exact match... as if anyone would ever know the difference. If you think its just the tub spout, I would ask to replace it with something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004DQXTQO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_zknMAbH164EC6

Just make sure that's the same kind of spout you have: https://www.plumbingsupply.com/info-tubspouts.html

:) faucet example

If pics would help, I'll be able to get them tomorrow. For the time being...

tl;dr:

1. want to put a shower in a rent house
   
   
2. budget is sub-$150
   
   
3. Handshower/mount is an option, but isn't preferred.
   
   
4. My idea is tub spout with a diverter to a hose to shower arm extension to shower head.
   
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   My girlfriend recently moved from an apartment into a rent house. Its an old house and needs a few things, but its solid for the most part. One area we are both fairly in agreement on is trying to get a shower in here. We have talked to the landlord, and he has no problems with it assuming we don't open the wall.
   
   I know the easiest option would be getting a hand shower and mounting it onto the wall. Worst case scenario, this is what we will do, but we would much prefer using the shower head we used in her old apartment.
   
   Appearance isn't a big deal, but functionality is. Personally, I don't want to do anything we can't take with us, but if something fully permanent is the only real option, that's the route we will take.
   
   Right now, what I have in my head is a tub spout with a diverter leading into a short flexible hose. The hose then connects to a shower arm extension finally connecting to the shower head. The arm will be mounted to the wall with the pipe clamps that screw into the wall.
   
   Does anyone see where my idea will fail? I recognize it will be ugly as sin, but between the curtain hiding it, this making the bathroom far more usable, and the fact that it is some approximation of removable means in my mind it is going to be the most straight forward, inexpensive way of accomplishing what we want.
   
   All told, we are trying to keep this under $100-150, so buying a $500+ exposed pipe shower isn't really an option.

I don't get it. It still takes fiddling with the damn thing to get the correct temperature. Just use one like these and you're done. Even has a nifty anti-blister safety button at 100^o F.

can you take a picture of your control panel on the tub?

Typically there will be 3 buttons I believe. 2 to adjust airflow/nozzle pressure and one to turn it on and off. When you push the button it will actually be pretty hard to push because it's essentially pumping air into a tube.

It would also help if you could take off the panel and take a picture of what's coming out of the back of the control panel. I would expect to see 1 tube that comes off the panel and goes to a box near the motor. That will be the control for the pump. Here's is a standalone assembly to give you an idea on what it should look like:

https://www.amazon.com/Opmnla-Button-Switch-Whirlpool-Garbage/dp/B077GW5W9V/