Plumbing help

[Charlief]

My cartridge started to leak and I can't get the handle off. I'm trying not to ruin the handle because they are $150 a set.  I have a typical lav puller but these handles have no center hole. I've sprayed some PB blaster in there and still no worky. I really don't want to cut the handle off because of the replacement cost but it's looking like I might have to.

I doubt heat will work but I'll try that before I bust the sawzall out. And yes.... Set screw it out.

Any crafty ideas about this situation?





Charlie

[Ddan]

A lot of tapping all the way around to loosen whatever has it bound up?  That's all I got.

[Oldfisti]

Do you have very hard water?

I was kicking around the idea that if there's scale buildup keeping it in place maybe a CLR or toilet bowl acid soak might help.

Plus tapping as Dan said.

[Oldfisti]

Or if that doesn't help there's always Bathroom Monkey...


http://www.buzzhumor.com/videos/474/Bathroom_monkey_commercial

[the_Journeyman]

Based on that last picture, there may be buildup as mentioned.  Some tapping should help along with the CLR type stuff.

JM

[herm]

whats the manufacturer? there might be some tricky thing that you are only ever going to figure out if you have a look at the install sheet (or after its broken, like i have experienced.) manufacturer might have that available on the net...

of course, if you installed yourself, then you already know what it _should_ take..

good luck!