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There is a significant leak coming from our guest shower that's falling through the subflooring into the crawlspace. It appears to be leaking near the showerhead component since the leak is present when the shower is turned on but not when the tub faucet is running. Does anyone have any idea where this leak could be coming from? Does it seem like it’s from a pipe inside the shower wall? The source of the leak is not visible from the crawlspace but appears to be coming through the subflooring. Any estimates of the expense something like this might incur? Thanks for any input.
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Why not pull off the faceplate on the mixer valve and have a look
You'll be able to see in the wall and see if the leak is there or higher.
Is the shower diverter in the tub spout?
Does that appear to be leaking?I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Now I can Plumb!
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Thanks, Redwood. Sorry for the delay in responding but my husband followed your suggestion & saw no leak from behind the faceplate. We finally gave up on fixing it ourselves & called a few plumbers for quotes. One asked whether our tub spout is a Delta, which it is. He also asked if it's the type that you pull down to turn on the shower, which again is correct. He suggested that we take off the spout & see if the o-ring on the copper pipe was missing. We removed the spout & found no o-ring, just as he expected. After heading to Lowe's & purchasing a package of replacement o-rings for $2, our leak is gone! We were starting to think that we would have to cut into the drywall & pay hundreds of dollars, so this was quite a relief. We have a home inspection tomorrow morning for our upcoming sale & I'm happy to say, our home is now leak-free.
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That's what I was getting at...
The faceplate provides easy access in most cases to be able to look and see if there is a leak above or at the mixer...
If everything is dry there you look lower...I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Now I can Plumb!
For great information on the history of sanitary sewers including the use of Redwood Pipe
Visit http://www.sewerhistory.org/
Did you know some Redwood Pipe is still in service today.Comment
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Glad to hear that you were able to fix the problem. Don’t forget to dry out your crawl space so that a new issue (mold) doesn’t present itself!
Aaron Wilson, Owner A&D HydraCleanComment
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