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Home > Home & Garden > Plumbing   »   2 seperate shower/bath knobs leaking inside wall

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Old May 31, 2007, 05:47 PM
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2 seperate shower/bath knobs leaking inside wall
One of the upstairs shower/baths is leaking. When my daughter showers, the water starts dripping from my bathroom doorframewhich is directly below her bath. About a year ago we had a plumber come out who "sealed" around the outsides of the knobs. The leak stopped...but has started again. I was told by an aqaintance who is a plumber that I need to take off the knobs and replace something...can you comment or offer any help?

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Old May 31, 2007, 06:06 PM   #2  
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Your valve stems have a seal, usually an O ring that can be replaced. Do you know how to remove the knob and stem?
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Old May 31, 2007, 09:20 PM   #3  
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Spindle assembly is what the previous person is talking about.
You can replace the o rings on them if you know what your doing.
Although old assemblys dont have orings but use a hemp gromit.
In any case if you dont now what you are doing you may get yourself into more trouble.
You need to kno that there are a number of other possiible places it could be leaking in from also.
May be around the wall flange of the tap is just one.
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I know how to remove the knobs...did that when we bought the house...not sure what to do after that...is a call to a plumber warrented since I really don't know too much and my hubby is not handy...
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sounds like you have taken the domes or the handles off before.
The spindle assembly is what the domes are attached to.
It may pay to call a plumber as you may be well out of your depth.
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Cheryl, this can be a learning experience and isn't that hard. If you have trouble then call the plumber. Shut off your main water valve and open the faucets. You should see a hex collar around the stem/spindle that looks like a nut. Just put a wrench on that and unscrew counterclockwise. It should pull out woith a little tug. Take it to the hardware store and tell they guy you need new seals. If theres no nut you might see a few screws instead. Back them out. Come back here if you have any questions. Speedball1 and Iamgrowler are both plumber here every day.
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Old Jun 2, 2007, 12:11 PM   #7  
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Thank you for the posts...I have printed out the picture...and the responses. I will give it a try...who knows...with your help I may become a handy homeowner! Thanks
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