Review on 🚿 Moen 94543 Chateau Stem Extension: Enhancing Three Valve Tub and Shower Performance by Evan Burnside

This is the third time I have changed this item in my son's bathroom. The problem is that if you don't turn it on that often, it keeps getting stuck. The reason it sticks is because I live in very hard water. Therefore, calcium and other metals accumulate inside the valve stem. Although replacing the valve fixes the problem, the problem reappears. I've greased and greased the brass end again but it sticks. I decided to "modify" it to make this problem go away once and for all. This time I removed the brass stem end by drilling out the rivet holding the brass and plastic ends together. After that I install the plastic stem along with the brass packing nut and extension stem. To allow my son to use the shower I removed the faucet and replaced it with a cheap faucet with a "pop up" switch. All costs for this amounted to about 25 US dollars. The only other way to fix this and prevent the problem from happening again is to: A. Install a complete home water softening system (which can cost over a thousand dollars) B. Replace the manifold and all valves (which can cost a few hundred will cost)