I tried it all--valve seat wrench, screwdriver, WD-40, Lime Away, needle nose pliers, heat, chisel, drill--everything. Then this! This worked! For others, learn from our mistakes. Do no pass go. Get a #5 extractor and save yourself 2 1/2 days. Thanks so much for this video!
This is a great hack. Except, what happens if the extractor starts biting into the seat and it still doesn't come out? The inside of the seat will be ruined. How much labor would be involved by a professional plumber to fix the issue? I would imagine breaking through the wall to change the pipe. You showed that it does indeed work. However, with my luck, I would ruin the seat. Thanks for a great video.
Do not use a drill. If you use a drill, you risk breaking off the extractor, leaving it stuck in the seat. The extractor needs to be turned very slowly with a lot of torque.
The whole point is to remove the seat so that you can install a new seat. The seats are designed to wear and be replaced. So if the screw extractor damages the seat, that's OK.
Man, you saved my tail! When my seat stripped, I was panicked but remembered your video and it totally saved the day!! Thanks so much!! I might have had to call a plumber and face a hefty bill if not for finding your video. Worked great! Just make sure you don't use an Eazy-Out/Extractor that is too long so you don't bottom out and crack or punch a hole in the back behind the seat. The ones I had on hand too gradual a taper so would bottom out. I had one that was fat enough but short enough to work without having to buy one for the job. I used a 3/8 inch socket on the end of the extractor instead of a wrench like you did and it worked a treat.
Nice. I have the same issue. Bought the tool but got stripped. I was wondering about extractor and here I found your video. Thank you for posting this.
As we said in the Navy when someone has done an excellent job, Bravo Zulu! I struggled with that darn thing for an hour until I gave up and resorted to google fu. I watched your video, and ended up running to Lowes and getting a number 6 because my number 5 was too long before it fattened out enough to grab the sides. (Kobalt, drill bit and extractor, $10.). I got home and had the old seat out in 2 minutes and the rest of the job done in 20. Now my daughters have a shower that doesn’t drip and I’m saving money on my water bill. Thanks!
Yes. He's valve seat looks noticeably smaller than mine. I tried a #5, but being tapered and long. It hit the back of the faucet before it grabbed the sides. I hate to buy another one and it not work. But I may buy that #6. Mine is really in there for life it seems.
#5 totally worked!!! Thanks so much for the tip!!! If the seat gets stuck on the extractor, just go outside and keep tapping it against the cement til it pops off.
This is a great tip and solved my problem. I used a #5 ROYBl screw extractor and it came out easily. Simply insert the extractor into the opening then turn ccw with a wrench as shown. The extractor threads are reversed so it's all ccw.
My friending!!!!! Thank you so much , I've been struggling for the past 2 days and stumbled on your video. Thanks for making it. I was about to go call a plumber and I'll be damned. The no 5 did it!!
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Thanks for the video, mine were so bad I had to buy a #6 extractor and hammer them, but it worked!!!
Thanks for the tip. Just went and got me an extractor and I was able to get it out. Had to use a #6, but it worked. Unfortunately the new diverter is still only sending 1/2 the water up to the shower and the rest is still coming out the faucet. Frustrating, but I got the old seat out, thank you sir!
This advice was great! Went to Harbor Freight, got the tool set you show and extracted the stem. However, my type of stem was 1.5 inches long or so. The problem now, unfortunately, is I cannot find a way to extract the old stem off the extractor! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'd hate to think I wasted a tool and cannot use it again. In spite of that, the plumbing issue is now fixed to your great and easy to understand video!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!
Works on short pipe. The extractor tool is only 3" and you need to grip the square end. The taper of the extractor may also hit the back of the valve before it bites into the seat. You can grind it down but there are issues. Glad it worked for him though.
Oh I am really pissed off. I bought that stupid seat removal tool and mine got stripped too. Butthole told me it be easy to do. Sure. Now you are showing what really happens. Yes, because I have an old utility faucet and that seat is not shaped like the new ones, so no good grip, and there you go, gets stripped with their garbage seat remover tool. I'll get this extractor you showed instead. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VIDEO!
I wonder if you could have used a “tap” from a “tap and die” set to re-thread the valve seat opening in the valve body? The brass threads that were left in the valve body should be soft enough to easily remove during the re-threading process. Just a thought.
@@dovmerrill804 the threads could not be chased they were completely gone, still attached to the seat I had to re word my original post as I made A mistake. Your idea would have worked based on my original post
Went through 10 other videos without finding the thing I knew existed....A real solution. Thank you
I tried it all--valve seat wrench, screwdriver, WD-40, Lime Away, needle nose pliers, heat, chisel, drill--everything. Then this! This worked! For others, learn from our mistakes. Do no pass go. Get a #5 extractor and save yourself 2 1/2 days. Thanks so much for this video!
Do you use pilers to turn or can I use a drill?
This is a great hack. Except, what happens if the extractor starts biting into the seat and it still doesn't come out? The inside of the seat will be ruined.
How much labor would be involved by a professional plumber to fix the issue?
I would imagine breaking through the wall to change the pipe.
You showed that it does indeed work. However, with my luck, I would ruin the seat.
Thanks for a great video.
Do not use a drill. If you use a drill, you risk breaking off the extractor, leaving it stuck in the seat. The extractor needs to be turned very slowly with a lot of torque.
The whole point is to remove the seat so that you can install a new seat. The seats are designed to wear and be replaced. So if the screw extractor damages the seat, that's OK.
Man, you saved my tail! When my seat stripped, I was panicked but remembered your video and it totally saved the day!! Thanks so much!! I might have had to call a plumber and face a hefty bill if not for finding your video. Worked great! Just make sure you don't use an Eazy-Out/Extractor that is too long so you don't bottom out and crack or punch a hole in the back behind the seat. The ones I had on hand too gradual a taper so would bottom out. I had one that was fat enough but short enough to work without having to buy one for the job. I used a 3/8 inch socket on the end of the extractor instead of a wrench like you did and it worked a treat.
Thank you brother!!! several videos on this subject and yours is the only one that actually gave me the advice I needed!!! Thank you for this video!
Nice. I have the same issue. Bought the tool but got stripped. I was wondering about extractor and here I found your video. Thank you for posting this.
Best video ever!!!!! Man you just saved my butt!! Thanks!!!
As we said in the Navy when someone has done an excellent job, Bravo Zulu! I struggled with that darn thing for an hour until I gave up and resorted to google fu. I watched your video, and ended up running to Lowes and getting a number 6 because my number 5 was too long before it fattened out enough to grab the sides. (Kobalt, drill bit and extractor, $10.). I got home and had the old seat out in 2 minutes and the rest of the job done in 20. Now my daughters have a shower that doesn’t drip and I’m saving money on my water bill. Thanks!
Yes. He's valve seat looks noticeably smaller than mine. I tried a #5, but being tapered and long. It hit the back of the faucet before it grabbed the sides. I hate to buy another one and it not work. But I may buy that #6. Mine is really in there for life it seems.
#5 totally worked!!! Thanks so much for the tip!!! If the seat gets stuck on the extractor, just go outside and keep tapping it against the cement til it pops off.
This is a great tip and solved my problem. I used a #5 ROYBl screw extractor and it came out easily. Simply insert the extractor into the opening then turn ccw with a wrench as shown. The extractor threads are reversed so it's all ccw.
Did you have to hit the #5 extractor with a hammer or anything to make it grip?
@@r.williamcomm7693 No, just turned as indicated.
@@tomn4871 thank you!
My friending!!!!! Thank you so much , I've been struggling for the past 2 days and stumbled on your video. Thanks for making it. I was about to go call a plumber and I'll be damned. The no 5 did it!!
Thanks for the video, mine were so bad I had to buy a #6 extractor and hammer them, but it worked!!!
Thanks for the tip. Just went and got me an extractor and I was able to get it out. Had to use a #6, but it worked. Unfortunately the new diverter is still only sending 1/2 the water up to the shower and the rest is still coming out the faucet. Frustrating, but I got the old seat out, thank you sir!
You're the real MVP
Thank you for sharing!!!! Let me get that tool!
Dude. Thank you for sharing 🏆
This advice was great! Went to Harbor Freight, got the tool set you show and extracted the stem. However, my type of stem was 1.5 inches long or so. The problem now, unfortunately, is I cannot find a way to extract the old stem off the extractor! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'd hate to think I wasted a tool and cannot use it again. In spite of that, the plumbing issue is now fixed to your great and easy to understand video!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!
That seat is made of soft brass. Just cut it off with a hacksaw. Even the small cheap hacksaw from the Dollar Store will cut through it easily.
Works on short pipe. The extractor tool is only 3" and you need to grip the square end. The taper of the extractor may also hit the back of the valve before it bites into the seat. You can grind it down but there are issues. Glad it worked for him though.
Oh I am really pissed off. I bought that stupid seat removal tool and mine got stripped too. Butthole told me it be easy to do. Sure. Now you are showing what really happens. Yes, because I have an old utility faucet and that seat is not shaped like the new ones, so no good grip, and there you go, gets stripped with their garbage seat remover tool. I'll get this extractor you showed instead. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VIDEO!
YES!! THANK YOU 😊
thank you so much, you saved my life!
Did you hammer in the extractor?
Did you turn it clockwise first then counter on the way out ? Thanks For the video
#5 !!!😂 I'm tired of replacing washers
On my way to HF to get an extractor! But one question: why do you have an electrical outlet inside your shower?
Thanks. That helped.
Thanks. Going to give this a try. Got one seat out of six that is stripped and won't come out.
thanks for sharing
Thanks
I tried that a few years back an the seat came out, but the threads did too had to rip my wall apart and change the 80 year old Valve body.
I wonder if you could have used a “tap” from a “tap and die” set to re-thread the valve seat opening in the valve body? The brass threads that were left in the valve body should be soft enough to easily remove during the re-threading process. Just a thought.
@@dovmerrill804 the threads could not be chased they were completely gone, still attached to the seat
I had to re word my original post as I made A mistake. Your idea would have worked based on my original post