Moen 3801 Diverter Spout, Chrome

After my diverter jammed for the second time, I went to the hardware store and bought a Danco for cheap. Slip fit, easy install, no problem. Except I cannot for the life of me figure out how that set screw does anything, and I'm an engineer. Lo and behold the slip fit wore out within a year and it kept shooting off in the middle of showers. Not fun. Enter the search on Amazon for a good one. I found the other popular Moen, but the reviews said it was plastic instead of metal. Not for me. This model, however, had the same awesome reviews, especially the part about the screw clamp, but was metal for not much more money. Trust me it's worth it. Get one-day shipping and plan your alternate showers accordingly for the next day or so. Install was simple, just requires the right size hex key wrench. I needed a bit of silicone caulk around the spout as well since it still had a bit of a gap due to the way it tightened on my copper pipe, but your results may vary. Operation is super smooth, and mine even reverts when the water is turned off. Will update if anything changes!

The Moen diverter spout is much better than the one it replaced. The valve works smoothly and disengages when the water supply is turned off. This one directs all the water out the shower head. The difference in water pressure is quite noticeable. I paid extra for next day delivery but was disappointed when the delivery was delayed. Installation was simple as I had the correct sized Allen key. None is provided with this item. I am very pleased with the quality of this item

I have a builder grade condo that I am DIYinng (newbie) while I pay mortgage off 10 years early. I decided to “use what I got” to climb Barbara Corcoran and was able to fine the exact Moen bathroom fixtures needed w/o hiring a plumber. This was the higher end version (100% metal) but Moen but the item is an exact match (builder used chrome plated plastic so i bought that version here last month for 2nd bathroom) to slip onto the copper pipe and tighten with an Allen wrench. I purchased a white foam backed metal chrome circular plate that slips onto pipe before slipping spout and it looks awesome and with small amount of silicon around seam prevents water from sneaking in over time much better than without it (cause of this “Reno” was 25 years of water sneaking behind tile surround due to shabby craftsmanship by tiler around plumbing that eventually caused tiles, Sheetrock and “shelf” at foot of tub due to poor measurements by builder so created “shelf” to make up difference between wall to wall and length of tub that shares a hall wall w/bathroom pocket door! What seemed a weekend fix became more than a month but no complaints here. I’m proud and these Moen manufactured bathroom and plumbing chrome fixtures truly looks professional even at this stage (have 2 more days of this and that while last (5th) coat of Rust-oleum Tub and tile refinishing kit white.

Good replacement product from original which was gummed up. Very easy to install with a single set screw

Good Shower Diverter Easy to install