Moen 3801 Tub Spout with Diverter, 1/2-Inch Slip-fit CC Connection, Chrome

I went to the hardware store and bought a cheap Danco diverter after my diverter seized up again for the second time. The fit is perfect, the installation is a breeze. Except, and this is a problem with me as an engineer, that set screw doesn't seem to do anything. My slip fit wore out within a year, and it broke in the middle of a shower every time. The last thing I want to do. You can find a good one on Amazon by searching. There is another popular Moen, but I saw that it is plastic, not metal in the reviews. I don't have the patience for this. However, for some reason, this model didn't have the same great reviews, even though it had a screw clamp, and was metal for not that much more. There's no point in wasting your time on this. Buy one and get one free You should plan your alternate showers accordingly for the next few days if you order by the next business day. The installation was simple, you just need a hex key wrench of the right size. Since the way the copper pipe was inserted left a bit of a gap around the spout, I also added a bit of silicone caulk to that area. However, your results will I particularly like the way it works smoothly, and even when the water is turned off, it reverts back to its normal state. Hopefully there is no change! I will update if anything happens!.

Aziel Shepherd

| Feb 01, 2021

As with this diverter, the up diverter is also designed this way This is how the faucet is designed

You can see a 3D model of the metal part (main body) on Moen's website. At the point where the water originates, there is a round hole. It has a plastic plate with a circular extrusion, and on the wall of that circle is a rubber washer that matches it up with a circular The diverter is pulled up when the faucet is turned on, pushing down on the rubber washer so that it pushes against the slot and seals it, allowing water to go up the tub into the shower instead of dripping through the hole. Probably dripping because it's not exactly centered to the hole when it's pulled all the way up because the circular part on the plastic isn't centered on the hole. It seems that the dripping stops if I lower the diverter a little after pulling it up. The AS diverter was around two and a half times more expensive, but I kinda expected it to seal perfectly the first time. There is only a minor aesthetic difference between the two items that can be seen from the pictures, as well as the manner in which they attach. As opposed to the AS clamp, which clamps the copper pipe just at the point where the set screw digs into the copper tube, it uses a guillotine-like clamp that distributes clamping pressure evenly along both sides of the pipe. While the AS attachment at the back seems to be built a bit more precisely than the one at the back of this product, it requires a bit of fiddling to line things up perfectly before it can slip onto the tube, whereas the AS attachment just slides easily on. In that case, if you prefer the mount mechanism of this one over the AS one, and have reasons for believing that the mounting is worth an additional $15 plus tax, then you can purchase In other words, you should just get a AS one since there is no difference in performance.

April Sellers

| Feb 17, 2021

Getting rid of whistling. There was a loud whistling noise coming from the diverter spout. It is very annoying when you are in the shower. Take ten As a finish, I used a polished chrome Danco 10007 metal tub spout ring to dress up the area where the spout meets the I have posted a review on Amazon and included a photo. It is recommended.

John BROWNE

| Jul 12, 2021

A Moen spout that was installed with the house when it was built back in 1996 was in need of replacement since the diverter had broken long ago, making a horrible squealing noise whenever anybody turned on any other water (including when no one was using any water). It was a “universal” part that I used from Home Depot, which had a multiple part adapter that was too complicated to work on the smooth slip-on. My experience with this was needlessly frustrating and it didn't help seal the copper pipe at all (it leaked all over the place very badly) and then I almost destroyed my copper pipe when I tried to take it After a while, I gave up and went with the Moen real parts, which were pretty much the same as the original parts just a little more attractive. I installed this one without any issues, and it works as well as the old one did, aside from a very slight leak caused most likely by the damage from the old one (it left grooves in the copper that I couldn't completely sand out). I've spent years listening to the loud noise of the old diverter and watching the water running through the spout while the shower is on, and I'm thrilled with the new diverter. I'm only marking this down a bit since I believe the overall value is a bit low. Costing so much is not justified for a part like this. It is quite certain that the aftermarket ones, which are made with similar materials and only have issues on the design instead of the construction, are cheaper than this one, and that it could be sold for much less than it is today. Obviously, I would not expect it to be as cheap as the generics, but at the same time, I would not expect it to be as expensive as the generics. Twice as much would still be the same, anyway. It seems appropriate for me to downgrade my rating due As a whole, it's a very good part, and when the other tub spout needs replacement, I'll probably just buy another one of these overpriced but quality parts.

Paxton Sampson

| May 31, 2021