The shower head is leaking. I disassembled the shower head and cleaned the head out. It is still leaking and I suspect there may be an issue with the single handle. When the shower head was off there was still a small amount of water (dripping) out of of the pipe. Therefore that is why I suspect there may be an issue with the single handle. I am not familiar how and what to replace.
You need to pull and replace the cartridge on your shower valve most likely. It varies by Make and Model, but generally, remove the handle, remove any sleeve around the center spine, remove the round trim plate, close the service stops, remove the retaining clip or ring, and pull the cartridge straight out of the valve body by pulling on the spline... or get a cartridge puller. Then take your cartridge to the store and get a new one. Flush the valve body by slightly opening both service stops and then install the new cartridge and reverse the process.
Generally this problem occurs when sediment has torn part of the sealing o ring on the cartridge. If you send me the make/model and/or a picture I will give you the specific instructions
1,233 views
Usually answered in minutes!
×