2007-02-04 15:11:22 · 12 answers · asked by sawjay 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
The problem is not the head. It is the shutoff valve. That is letting water through to the head when it should have stopped the flow.
How to fix the valve depends on what the exact arrangement is. If you just have two handles that you turn and separately divert the water to the shower then it is as simple as fixing a sink faucet. Shut off the water, take off the little cap on the middle of the handle, unscrew the screw inside, put a wrench on the hut holding the handle and turn it CCW to take off the valve. Now bring it to the plumbing store or Home Depot and tell them you want a replacement washer for it. Take the screw out from the valve and put the new washer in place of the old one. Put it back together and you are done with leaks.
2007-02-05 04:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not as easy as it seems. If you mean that it drips water when the faucets are off, then the washer (gasket) inside of the faucet(s) is worn and needs to be replaced.
To replace it you must turn off the water supply to the faucets. Once you do that and open up the faucets, you can take the bad washer to Home Depot and find a replacement for it.
If, on the other hand, you mean that the shower head spits water out from the side when you shower, this could mean that the junction needs to have Teflon tape wrapped around it so that the seal is more water tight. This is usually easy to do.
2007-02-04 15:17:40 · answer #2 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes your shower head leaks because the cartridge in the valve that runs your shower is shot. figure out what you have first ex. Moen...American standard. and that may be it. It will create stacking of the water to rise to the showerhead. Also you can buy a smalll piece called a shut off valve (about $10) and connect it under the pipe where your shower head is and turn it to seal the water from coming out.
2007-02-04 15:22:41 · answer #3 · answered by LAURA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If water is still coming out after you shut off the tap(and that is what you mean by leaking) the fault is in the tap not the head.
If the head is dribbling instead of spraying, take the head off and put in vinegar to dissolve the hard water deposits.
2007-02-04 17:24:45 · answer #4 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First remove the shower head. You need to wrap a special tape around the threads. The tape is called rectorseal. Wrap the tape around the threads clockwise. Then, screw the showerhead back on. I think that might help.
2007-02-04 15:16:43 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What make and type of shower is it? You will probably need a specific set of washers and seals from the manufacturers. If its old or an unknown make ,you will probably need a new one.
2016-03-15 06:36:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is the faucets, change the washers, if it is the head wrap teflon tape around them, if it is the shower door, lots of slicone caulk.
2007-02-05 00:43:27 · answer #7 · answered by JML 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a new one along with some teflon tape. Remove old, tape threads, replace with new.
2007-02-04 15:19:26 · answer #8 · answered by acesfourpal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on where it's leaking from... if it's in the showerhead itself they are relatively inexpencive and you can get a new one... or just get a new washer piece.
2007-02-04 16:55:18 · answer #9 · answered by lilycalypso 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
replace shower head.
2007-02-04 15:21:07 · answer #10 · answered by Duke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋