Best faucet trim & repair kits according to redditors

long term plan would be to replace them with freeze proof models:


https://www.amazon.com/Woodford-Freeze-Proof-Faucet-Anti-Siphon/dp/B000ZN1DU8

These are what you're looking for
Kohler 10ct. installation clips https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0010ODPKW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_wTCSCb3HYHZ23

This is the one we got: https://www.amazon.com/Grohflex-Cosmopolitan-Function-Thermostatic-Trimwith/dp/B006K8HUF4

I also had to buy this to install it: https://www.amazon.com/GROHE-35026000-Grohflex-Universal-Rough/dp/B006K8HXNI

There are probably less expensive ones but we're happy with this one. Note that some valves which cost less and look similar are "pressure balancing" valves. They're definitely an improvement but not as good as temperature regulating valves.

So, not cheap. But the 50-year-old shower valves in my bathroom were beyond repairing and I would have had to replace them anyway.

This is a Mixet valve, AKA the shittiest shower valve ever invented


Here is the first link I found. You can find more by Googling "Mixet trim image"

https://www.amazon.com/Mixet-132251-Deluxe-Trim-Kit/dp/B0076J4C70

This will change your life!

Looks like a Proper/Mansfield sillcock that needs a new vacuum breaker, the parts are less than $10.


https://www.amazon.com/Prier-630-7500-Vacuum-Breaker-Service/dp/B00164C5IO

Very easy 2 minute repair.

Pull off the metal cap on top which covers the vacuum breaker. It pulls straight off - might need a pliers. There will be a plastic piece that you need to tighten a little I think with a Phillips screwdriver.

If that doesn’t fix it then you need a new vacuum breaker kit called a Prier Mansfield Breaker Repair Kit model 630-7500 that has a replacement for the inside plastic pieces.. Runs under $10 and most hardware stores sell them.

https://www.amazon.com/Prier-630-7500-Breaker-Service-Original/dp/B00164C5IO

https://www.amazon.com/Prier-630-7500-Vacuum-Breaker-Service/dp/B00164C5IO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494810868&sr=8-1&keywords=mansfield+vacuum+breaker+repair+kit

Delta. Depending on precisely what it is doing you probably only need to replace rubber seals and springs. They look like this. A full repair kit containing all serviceable parts looks like this. Never a bad idea to apply some silicone plumbers grease to the rubber wear parts before reassembly. There's really no way to change the valve body without opening the wall and replumbing. Replacing the whole valve body can be done from the wet side without re-tiling. That process looks like this

OP, looking at some older style set ups, to me they look like Price Pfister 'Windsor' handles. I may be wrong but take a look and see what you think.
example

I just bought a bunch of shower equipment on amazon.

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I keep a eye on warehouse deals and buy stuff that is like new.

Search Hansgrohe, kohler, symmons, and other high end fixtures.

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Got this for

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XWHNCNS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$170 Mostly metal construction. Except for the shower handle echelons. Most all shower wands are plastic now so if you drop it won't break the tile.

Got this one

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007TAO6VS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

for 200

This one is nice and heavy. Good construction

Neither of these come with the rought valves or diverter.

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Got this one for

$180

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MXEFM09/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This one is a piece of art solid and came with the rough in valve.

Thanks. I eventually found that it's called the "tank to bowl gasket." It's this part, but I'm worried that in another 5 years, this material will disintegrate again. I've got a 10 year old no-name toilet that's never had any problems!

https://www.amazon.com/American-Standard-7381147-200-0070A-CONCEALED-TRAPWAY-REPAIR/dp/B00BYG5SRE#customerReviews

Thanks I shouldn’t just grab one of these is what I’m hearing

Moen T2901BN Gibson Posi-Temp Shower Valve Trim Kit Brushed Nickel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N1JMXZ1

Moen T2471BN Genta Posi-Temp Pressure-Balancing Modern Trim Without Valve, Brushed Nickel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N1J35PB

Well. I got this and a diverter installed too. So they were like that much together.

https://www.amazon.com/Faucet-T17T255-RB-Victorian-TempAssureR-Venetian/dp/B001AHUK84

https://www.amazon.com/T11855-RB-Victorian-Setting-Diverter-Venetian/dp/B0040YMG7M

Paying stupid tax in this one 😞
Wishing I hadn't misplaced the original. So, I'm hearing I should have left a bigger hole around the faucet and that this should fit: Danco 10004 Trim Kit, for Use with Delta Tub and Shower Faucets, Plastic, Brushed Nickel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0040MPK6S

thanks, might have to go that route. your comment made me think to look for the manufacturer, and i found this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0029PAM6Q/ref=asc_df_B0029PAM6Q5249096

now at least i know what it is! thanks again.

Normally the disposer electrical will be under the sink and either hardwired or on its own outlet, with the switch above the counter. I am assuming your switch/outlet combo isn't under the sink, but on the wall and above the counter? Is the outlet on a GFI?

Normally you wouldn't want to break off the tab on the combo if the switch would control the adjoining outlet, that's why the tab is there.

If you have unswitched power under the sink already, forget the switch/outlet combo and get a disposer pressure switch that mounts on the countertop. http://www.amazon.com/Rubbed-Bronze-Garbage-Disposer-Switch/dp/B001E63Z6U

I would imagine it's one of these

You could use one of these and your choice of new pressure sensing ballvalve for a complete update. My experiences with replacing just the stems has never really worked out. Tolerances are off and it either fits too tight/loose.

Thanks, that's exactly what I did. Purchased a repair kit on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00164C5IO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks! I think you may have put me on the right track. I went to the front hydrant and it had a different top, which tells me the back had been replaced before. It said Mansfield.

So I found this

https://www.prier.com/images/stories/documents/documents/Mansfield%20Stem%20ID%20Flyer.pdf

Looks like series 400 or 500 hydrant.

So I THINK this is what I need.

https://www.amazon.com/Prier-630-7500-Vacuum-Breaker-Service/dp/B00164C5IO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31OZ7N0SI11GP&keywords=prier+630-7500+vacuum+breaker+service+parts+kit&qid=1562258968&s=gateway&sprefix=Prier+630%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1

That being said, the white plastic piece looks a little different from the one I took a picture of..

Moen. I am selling handles to a faucet still in the original package. I've sold probably 100 sets of these in the past 3 years and never had an issue. I have used the same picture since I started. It was exactly this this picture. The tutorial took all of 5 minutes to do, but still.

Delta RP44123

Edit - Peerless is Delta's builder grade line