Littlebrook
New Member
Hi,
I found a small puddle of water in the basement below the bathroom and traced it to a small leak/drip coming from around shower handle wall tube. I think the water is running down the tile walls and getting behind the escutcheon, then making its way through the wall. I pulled it off and noticed that the plumber who installed the shower plumbing last year had put a small amount of what I think is plumbers putty around the pipe where it goes through the wall. The putty seems to be hard and cracked and I could see water in it.
What is the best way for me to seal the gap around the pipe? Should I go ahead and put more plumbers putty or should the escutcheon be caulked to the tile?
Thanks
I found a small puddle of water in the basement below the bathroom and traced it to a small leak/drip coming from around shower handle wall tube. I think the water is running down the tile walls and getting behind the escutcheon, then making its way through the wall. I pulled it off and noticed that the plumber who installed the shower plumbing last year had put a small amount of what I think is plumbers putty around the pipe where it goes through the wall. The putty seems to be hard and cracked and I could see water in it.
What is the best way for me to seal the gap around the pipe? Should I go ahead and put more plumbers putty or should the escutcheon be caulked to the tile?
Thanks