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How can you stop water leaking through the shower head when cold water or both hot and cold water is on?
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∙ 16y ago
Be aware that for the first few minutes after turning off you will get the shower head leak a little. This is because the shower head has a large cavity inside that fills up with water in use. When you turn off, that water has to go somewhere, so it dribbles through the outlets of the shower head.
If both shower heads are off no water should be going to your shower head. the only thing it could be is your shower valve itself. you probably have a pinhole in one of your o rings on the valve stem. try replacing the valve stems.
I would start by replacing all the washers and o-rings on the hot and cold valves ( a lot cheaper than replacing the entire valve stem ).
Try replacing the Valves, and then the pipe holders, (for want of a better word) to the wall.
The shower diverter has a bad seal - very easy to replace.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoi found a great website for discount shower heads, but it also has a great support section with step by step pictures and instructions.
www.showerstore.com
it has several ideas, including wrapping the threads on the arm with Teflon tape. check it out.
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∙ 8y agoYou might want to replace your seats inside the body of the faucet. You can pick up a seat wrench at any Home Depot or Plumbing supply house. Burrs on the seats casue your washers to get cut and, inturn, they cause the faucet to leak. If that doesnt work, chances are that you have a hairlne fracture by the threading of your seat. This means that you should install a new faucet.
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∙ 16y agoRepair or replace the shower divertor
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How can you stop water leaking through the shower head when both cold and hot water are on but you want the water coming in through the tub faucet and not through the shower head?
If the faucet contains the re-direction valve (closes off the water from the faucet and redirects the water to the shower head) you need to rotate the faucet counter clock wise to unscrew it from the plumbing and replace it with a new one. Take the old one to your local box store and they can match it up for you.
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