kingsfather
Jul 21, 2008, 08:54 PM
I have 2 questions: 1 easy and 1 hard!
Easy first.. .
We live in a 2 story walkout [on a hill] 50s house & the water in our upstairs shower/bathtub when taking a shower can get very cold if the washing machine &/or kitchen sink is also using water.. . Is their some sort of diverter to aleviate this problem?
I do not remember this problem in our last 70s house.. .
Now the tough question.. . The lower level/basement/cement slab has a bathroom with a "formed" shower.. . The floor of the shower shell does "bounce"/just a little.. . We have been told that the leak is due to the installation.. . possible using plumbers putty, a common practice, but now known to cause this problem.. . Bottom line.. . The leak first showed up after a shower in the wall adjacent to the shower and then following into the next room closet under the rug.. . we stopped using the shower.. . However, months later, I put a garden hose about 3 inches down the drain and ran water for some time with no leakage.. . Is it possible to fix this without pulling it out and replacing everything?
I currently have screwdrivers pushed/wedged in between the shower floor and esposed metal frain rim.. . Thinking I might be able to squuze in silicone to plug and leakage.. . nder the drain lip in the
Thanks for any help you can give me.. .
Easy first.. .
We live in a 2 story walkout [on a hill] 50s house & the water in our upstairs shower/bathtub when taking a shower can get very cold if the washing machine &/or kitchen sink is also using water.. . Is their some sort of diverter to aleviate this problem?
I do not remember this problem in our last 70s house.. .
Now the tough question.. . The lower level/basement/cement slab has a bathroom with a "formed" shower.. . The floor of the shower shell does "bounce"/just a little.. . We have been told that the leak is due to the installation.. . possible using plumbers putty, a common practice, but now known to cause this problem.. . Bottom line.. . The leak first showed up after a shower in the wall adjacent to the shower and then following into the next room closet under the rug.. . we stopped using the shower.. . However, months later, I put a garden hose about 3 inches down the drain and ran water for some time with no leakage.. . Is it possible to fix this without pulling it out and replacing everything?
I currently have screwdrivers pushed/wedged in between the shower floor and esposed metal frain rim.. . Thinking I might be able to squuze in silicone to plug and leakage.. . nder the drain lip in the
Thanks for any help you can give me.. .