DHewes
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I am in a 15 year old house and my shower had a slow leak (1 drip every 3-5 minutes). It is a dedicated shower (not shower/tub) and it only has the shower head and two separate handles, not the style with a single handle in the middle. I started by taking off the handles and tightening the screws that hold the long plastic piece to the stems as one of these screws were out about 3/8". No luck. So I turned off the water and completely removed the handles, the brass escutcheons, the long plastic pieces and the stems. I took the stems in to Home Depot and learned they were Delta stems. I do not know if that means it is a Delta system, or just uses those stems. Here is a picture of what they look like:
The guy told me they had the parts to rebuild them, or the entire things and they had both Delta and another brand. I went with the Delta name brand and bought two of the entire stems to save a possible second trip. Had everything installed and the water back on in a few minutes - no problems at all with the job itself, everything fit nicely. The shower is working exactly as it is supposed to and I do not see/hear any water dripping from the stem area so it looks like I got everything back together correctly.
Now the fun part...this did nothing to stop the drip. This is the limit of my plumbing knowledge as far as shower go, so I have no idea what to even check next. Anyone have any ideas/suggestions? I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
The guy told me they had the parts to rebuild them, or the entire things and they had both Delta and another brand. I went with the Delta name brand and bought two of the entire stems to save a possible second trip. Had everything installed and the water back on in a few minutes - no problems at all with the job itself, everything fit nicely. The shower is working exactly as it is supposed to and I do not see/hear any water dripping from the stem area so it looks like I got everything back together correctly.
Now the fun part...this did nothing to stop the drip. This is the limit of my plumbing knowledge as far as shower go, so I have no idea what to even check next. Anyone have any ideas/suggestions? I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
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