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    Aug 24, 2009, 09:11 AM
    No water coming out of my shower, but the water comes out of the tub spout.
    Help!

    I have had no problem with my shower for the past month I've lived here. This morning I got up to shower and the water comes out of the tub but when I turn the knob to switch over to the shower absolutely nothing comes out. I have had no problems with water pressure so I don't think it is an issue with buildup. I have a shower hose with a head attached to that.

    I unscrewed the hose to see if water would come out of the wall or if the blockage was in the hose. When I turned on the water relatively high, some water trickled out with much less pressure.

    I took the hose into my kitchen to see if it was clear and I could send water straight through it. So there is no block in the hose.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

    Thanks
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    Aug 24, 2009, 11:14 AM
    Please give us more details. Brand name of the faucet? One handle or three knobs? What does the hose connect to? Can you take a picture? Back to you. Tom
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    Aug 24, 2009, 11:26 AM
    Thanks Tom!

    I can't seem to find any brand names on the fixtures. There are 3 knobs (hot, switch to shower, cold) going across above the faucet part.

    The shower head is similar to this:

    http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41gnLFgcEiL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

    There is a thin pipe coming out of the wall, connected to a hose which is about 5-6 feet long then to the shower head. I don't have the ability to post a picture online at this time.
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    Aug 25, 2009, 05:16 AM
    Shut the water off and remove the center diverter stem.(see image) Check and replace the washers if needed. Now turn the water back on for a few seconds to flush out the valve. Reassemble and test. Better now?
    Good luck, Tom
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    Aug 25, 2009, 07:32 AM
    WOW -- Thanks! I'll let you know how it goes!

    Thanks again Speedball -- as I began to take things apart I noticed that the little screw on the outside of the knob was way loose. Upon tightening it up the shower worked!!

    Thanks again :)
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    Aug 26, 2009, 05:35 AM
    Thanks for the update. Glad you're all fixed up. Regards, Tom
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    Aug 26, 2009, 05:50 AM
    ... And apparently it was a false alarm... looked great last night... but I didn't practice taking a shower.

    Got up this morning and went to get in... the shower pressure looks fine, but is actually way low... and the temperature wasn't consistent... I had the water on full blast out of the tub spout at one point and when I turned the diverter, it was like a light rain instead of shower pressure.
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    Aug 26, 2009, 05:58 AM
    Go back to my earlier post and Pull the diverter stem and washer assembly. Good luck, Tom
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    Aug 26, 2009, 08:33 AM
    Followed your lead, Tom, and there was a screw on the back of the diverter way loose... all is well on the shower front.

    Thank you once again!!
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    Aug 26, 2009, 11:44 AM
    And "once again" you're very welcome. Tom
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