Just what I need - another @#$% project. Since the upstairs shower is out of commission due to a stuck temperature valve (it runs full-bore hot all the time), I thought I would fix the valve in the downstairs shower. It is very hard to shut off completely and dribbles hot water. Pulled the valve stem his morning after my shower and drove into town to try to find a couple new ones.
No luck - they were made by Crane and here is what one website has to say:
The Crane Plumbing Company was famous for it’s high-end faucets and fixtures. Crane used dozens of stylish and innovative designs, most utilizing non-standard features. Crane was bought out in the 1970’s, and the new owner discontinued all parts. Finding parts for some of these fixtures can be a challenge.
Grrrr... I can find lots of reproduction parts to rebuild the really old stuff from the 1910's through the 1950's but nothing from when my house was built in the early 1970's - I will take care of the temperature valve upstairs first but sometime this summer, I will have to re-do the plumbing for the downstairs shower and install a new faucet.
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