Kohler 20868, sold as 20868-CP, is the diverter in the old-style Trend wall-mount bath and shower faucet. Kohler's catalog lists it for K-11606, K-11612, K-11616 and K-11620. Later Trend faucets take a different diverter, 30467.
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Specifications
Kohler number
20868, sold as 20868-CP (polished chrome finish code)
Kohler's Diverter for old-style Trend wall-mount bath/shower faucets, polished chrome finish code. Listed beside the 21076 stem assembly and the 20860-CP diverter handle.
20868
Kohler
The base number without a finish code. Aftermarket stems, HD Supply 482100 among them, are sold against it.
Where it goes
Kohler's 2011 service parts catalog lists 20868-CP as the diverter for Trend wall-mount bath and shower faucets K-11606, K-11612, K-11616 and K-11620.
The same Kohler table gives the later Trend faucets, K-11608, K-11614, K-11618, K-11622, K-11638 and K-11730, a different diverter, 30467.
Danco catalogs a diverter stem for Kohler tub and shower faucet series 10616 and 10620, and the FourHome listing repeats those two numbers. No Kohler document found uses them.
Confirm it is your part
Note which handle it came from. The FourHome listing puts this stem behind the center handle. Kohler lists the hot and cold stems as a separate part, 21076.
Find the faucet model. Kohler gives 20868 to Trend K-11606, K-11612, K-11616 and K-11620. A Trend K-11608, K-11614, K-11618, K-11622, K-11638 or K-11730 takes 30467 instead.
Count the splines on the handle end for Danco's stem finder. Danco files its diverter for Kohler series 10616 and 10620 under broach Z, its hot stem for K10606, K10612, K10616, K10621 under broach C.
Compare Danco's codes with the side stems. Danco puts its diverter for Kohler series 10616 and 10620 at ID length 11 and its Kohler hot stem at ID length 9. ID length is a Danco catalog code, not inches.
Check the material. Ferguson lists Kohler's genuine 30467 diverter as white plastic. The 20868 replacement HD Supply sells is brass, but Noel's also sells a brass replacement for 30467, so brass alone does not settle it.
Look-alikes
Kohler 30467 diverter (later Trend)
Why it gets confusedSame Trend name and the same diverter job, on the later Trend faucets.
How to tellKohler gives 30467 to K-11608, K-11614, K-11618, K-11622, K-11638 and K-11730. Ferguson lists the genuine part as white plastic. Noel's lists a brass replacement at 4-13/16 in. with a 16-point broach.
Kohler 21076 hot and cold stems
Why it gets confusedStems pulled from the same valve body, each with a splined handle end.
How to tellThey come from the hot and cold positions, not the center. Danco files its hot stem for Kohler K10606, K10612, K10616 and K10621 at ID length 9, broach C, against ID length 11, broach Z for its 10616 and 10620 diverter.
Royal Brass 1047 diverter (Danco 11C-7D)
Why it gets confusedAlso a Danco tub and shower diverter stem, with the same ID length 11 as Danco's stem for Kohler series 10616 and 10620.
How to tellDanco files it under broach C, for Royal Brass tub and shower faucet model 1047. Danco's stem for Kohler series 10616 and 10620 is broach Z. Count the splines.
Old style diverter stem for Kohler (Noel's 28262)
Why it gets confusedSold for old style Trend and classic Kohler three-handle valves.
How to tellOne parts seller lists it at 6-1/16 in., longer than any figure catalogs give for 20868. Its page prints no Kohler number.
Cross-reference numbers
Numbers other makers and sellers list against this part. The notes say how far each one goes.
Maker
Number
Note
HD Supply
482100
page names Mfg #20868
Not printed on this page
Where the sources disagree, the figure is left off until it is settled.
Overall length. The FourHome listing and HD Supply give different figures, so none is printed.
Spline count. Danco gives only its letter code, Z. No source found turns Z into a count.
Royal Brass 1047 as a cross-reference. Danco serves that faucet with a different stem, broach C.
Danco 11Z-9D (17150B) as a cross-reference. Its page names Kohler faucet series 10616 and 10620 but not 20868.
A part number stamp on the stem. No source found confirms Kohler marks 20868 on it.
Field notes
Kohler sells the brass seat for the old Trend valve as a separate part, 20774-RP.
FourHome replacement
Per the FourHome listing, the replacement for Kohler 20868 ships as a brass diverter stem with a brass faucet seat.
FourHome replacement
Replacement for Kohler 20868 Tub and Shower Diverter Stem
Fits
Kohler Trend K-11606, K-11612, K-11616 and K-11620 faucets
Catalogs disagree now and then, and makers revise parts without changing the number. Compare the old part before buying. Identify by measurement lists every indexed part near a given length and spline count.
