I have three knobs in my shower, the middle one keeps leaking. I tried to tighten it, but it still leaks. Is this something i can fix myself of do i need a plumber
2007-03-08 09:15:02 · 3 answers · asked by love_life 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You can probably fix it yourself. A plumber will charge you $50 +/- just to ring your doorbell. Turn off the water to your house. Take apart the faucet control and take it to a local hardware store. I took mine to a Truevalue Hardware and one of their emplyees showed me a kit that I could buy that would replace all of the worn out parts for the type of faucet that I had. It worked and it wasn't very difficult.
2007-03-08 09:31:43 · answer #1 · answered by Michael C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really simple.
All you need to do is remove the handles, then you will see a thing that looks like a nut. Tighten those and you should be fine. Tere is packing inside that the nut will flaten ouy and seal the handle.
2007-03-08 20:47:13 · answer #2 · answered by Spider John 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's usually a loose washer. Try a combination of these two sites-
This one for directions:
www.fixafaucet.com/faucets/compression.html
This one for the picture:
www.doityourself.com/stry/leakingfaucet
If not call a plumber.
2007-03-08 17:24:36 · answer #3 · answered by sam_alot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋