undercoverplumber
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Hi everyone-
I've read previous posts and didn't find my exact problem (though it may be because I don't understand all the words - seats, valves, washers, o ring).
We have a stand-up shower with one middle turn on knob for hot/cold. There has been a slow leak from the shower head for a month. It was a gross old head, so I decided to replace it anyway and replaced the shower arm at the same time. I used teflon tape on both sides of the arm.
During the installation I noticed that there was water "sitting" at the top of the pipe and it began dripping out of the arm when I installed it, so the head obviously wasn't the problem. Now the water is dripping (when the knob is in off position) a little faster.
My question is, what should I try next? Should I take off the cover of the knob and try to tighten it? Should I take off the whole knob and see if there is a bad ring or washer? Does a shower knob have a "shut off valve" similar to a toilet? Maybe this has gone bad and is no longer "shutting off" the water to the shower? I'm just not sure what I'm supposed to be looking for.
As you can see, I need your help and would love to be able to fix this myself and learn a new skill.
Thanks for your help.
Amy
I've read previous posts and didn't find my exact problem (though it may be because I don't understand all the words - seats, valves, washers, o ring).
We have a stand-up shower with one middle turn on knob for hot/cold. There has been a slow leak from the shower head for a month. It was a gross old head, so I decided to replace it anyway and replaced the shower arm at the same time. I used teflon tape on both sides of the arm.
During the installation I noticed that there was water "sitting" at the top of the pipe and it began dripping out of the arm when I installed it, so the head obviously wasn't the problem. Now the water is dripping (when the knob is in off position) a little faster.
My question is, what should I try next? Should I take off the cover of the knob and try to tighten it? Should I take off the whole knob and see if there is a bad ring or washer? Does a shower knob have a "shut off valve" similar to a toilet? Maybe this has gone bad and is no longer "shutting off" the water to the shower? I'm just not sure what I'm supposed to be looking for.
As you can see, I need your help and would love to be able to fix this myself and learn a new skill.
Thanks for your help.
Amy