Now it's time to call a real plumber. == Answer== I agree. When you replace shower or tub walls, you should always replace your faucet while you can. Alot of people don't and the plumber does not like any better than you do.
The flow of water from a faucet is regulated by washers and o-rings inside the fixture. When those parts get old and worn, they are not as effective, and water can get past them, even when the faucet is in the "off" position. There are different types of faucets, and the type determines the approach the repair for dripping or leaking. This site details the inner workings of various faucets and offers instructions for repair: http://www.oursimplejoys.com/life-in-the-usa/fix-leaky-faucet.html
No, ladybugs trapped inside houses do not eat clothing. The insects in question (Coccinellidae family) number among the world's non-herbivorous predators -- except for the Epilachninae subfamily that eats fungus, mildew, mushrooms and plant parts -- and will not touch clothing, fabrics or houseplants. They instead will die of dehydration, unless they access dripping faucets or shower water or water bowls, and of starvation.
Have you got two single faucets or a single lever faucet? It could be a pressure imbalance or it could just need maintenance
If you go to brillantshowers.com thay have information on repair and replacing parts that might help you avoid the cost of hiring someone.
This means there is a minor leak in the diverter. Not a huge problem and easy to fix. Shut off water, Take the diverter (shower control ) apart. Take the seals and main interior parts to Home Depot and get a replacement kit -( $10-15 ) and fit it in.
Purchasing replacement parts for Moen faucets is easy. The company has a user-friendly website at www.moen.com with pages dedicated solely to buying replacement parts. Consumers can find the part needed in one of several ways. A drop down menu allows users to search by model number, part number or instruction sheet number. If none of these are known, users can tick either bathroom or kitchen, bar or utility room, which will guide them to additional pages that show items such as sinks, tubs and shower, bidets, faucets, and the like. By ticking additional choices, users arrive at the correct part.
Home Depot sells brass bathroom faucets on their website homedepot.com or if you call they can check your local store for the parts you need.
No. All faucets from big box stores are not the same quality from the factory that you would see in a showroom of a plumbing wholesaler store.
AnswerIt could be a blocked pipe or a damaged valve. Do you get hot water in other areas of the house? If not, check the valve on the water heater. If other parts of the house get hot water, replace the hot water valve assembly or repair the hot water valve. If you have hot water at the sink, but not in the shower, the hot water side of the shower valve is clogged by something like rust. Esp. if you have had the hw heater replaced. and you have galvanized pipe instead of copper. Esp if your sink aerators get clogged by rust particles.Search for fixing Delta faucets, open up the valve, and flush out the rust.Buy a kit for replacing parts while you have it opened up.
Steam does speed up the rust of shower parts. Water on metal can speed up rusting of metal parts.
Mostly hard water which damages pipes and internal parts of plumbing.
The company Oxygenics makes shower parts. Some of the products are shower heads, self pressurizing shower heads, pressure shower heads and shower fixtures.