The knob doesn't turn on by itself, but if you are in the shower, the hot water knob will turn and make it hotter. You can watch and see it turn by itself. And no- there isn't ghosts doing it!
I hope someone knows what to do to stop this because my freind is getting tired of it.
2007-01-19 16:04:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
While it is true the tightening the packing nut might stop the valve from opening for the moment, the actual culprit is a little further in. Normally these valves have an "O" ring. To access this "O" ring, shut off the water to the valve, open the valve to make sure you have the right shut off valve and to drain any water out.
Remove the packing nut and then you should be able to unscrew the valve stem. If you look at the valve stem you will see an "O" ring, most hardware stores carry these and the price is well under a dollar, replace this "O" ring, possibly you might have to repack the valve which is very easy, replace the items in the order that you took them out.
Depending on where you live in relation to a hardware store and how handy you are with a crescent wrench this job should take well under an hour, everything should work properly now and the cost should be about a dollar, time spent about an hour and the pride you have in knowing you fixed it.
2007-01-19 16:45:31 · answer #1 · answered by dogwarrior2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The valve is probably old and loose. Tightening the packing nut as another has suggested may solve the problem but the shaft may need to be repacked as well. The packing nut is the first nut below the handle. It has usually a waxed string(used on older valves) or other substance wound around the shaft under it. The nut compacts the substance to prevent the water from leaking out along the shaft and provides enough friction to prevent the valve from turning on it's own when the water runs.
2007-01-19 16:23:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vibrations and pressure. There's a large nut on the outside of the faucet, the newer ones on the inside. It has to be tightened. It's called a "packing nut" this is what leaks down the faucet when it wears.
2007-01-19 21:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Packing nut needs to be tightened.
2007-01-19 16:07:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
why dont you tell someone who makes showers to do that sell yoru idea instead of telling people on here who could steal your idea, but i bet its already been done but it sounds nice
2016-05-23 23:42:05 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋