I recently renovated my bathroom. I moved the toilet, installed a whirlpool tub, built a tub surround, installed ditra and tiled the floors and walls. I installed some shutoff valves on the hot and cold water lines coming into the bathroom.
Two months later I was sitting in my living room when I heard a wirring noise--like a fan--and water started pouring thru my ceiling.( the bathroom is on the second floor)
I shutoff the main water valves in the basement, had a panic attack, then had someone turn the water back on so I could see where the leak was coming from. There was no leak. At first I thought the leak was coming from the whirlpool tub but then realized the tub was empty so it can't be the tub, and I have since run the tub with no problems. I eventually did discover a relatively small leak where the shower arm threads into the waterline fitting. I was able to turn the shower arm another revolution and the leak stopped.
So now I am baffled. I dont want to repair the ceiling without understanding where the leak came from. I installed Sharkbite type shut off fittings on the main water lines. Is it possible the seal gave way and then reset itself? (they are not leaking) Is it possible there was a pressure surge in the water lines and a joint at one of my fittings failed but then reset itself after the pressure returned to normal? ( I installed copper lines and fittings) Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Two months later I was sitting in my living room when I heard a wirring noise--like a fan--and water started pouring thru my ceiling.( the bathroom is on the second floor)
I shutoff the main water valves in the basement, had a panic attack, then had someone turn the water back on so I could see where the leak was coming from. There was no leak. At first I thought the leak was coming from the whirlpool tub but then realized the tub was empty so it can't be the tub, and I have since run the tub with no problems. I eventually did discover a relatively small leak where the shower arm threads into the waterline fitting. I was able to turn the shower arm another revolution and the leak stopped.
So now I am baffled. I dont want to repair the ceiling without understanding where the leak came from. I installed Sharkbite type shut off fittings on the main water lines. Is it possible the seal gave way and then reset itself? (they are not leaking) Is it possible there was a pressure surge in the water lines and a joint at one of my fittings failed but then reset itself after the pressure returned to normal? ( I installed copper lines and fittings) Any suggestions would be appreciated.