leakyfool
Aug 31, 2009, 07:25 PM
The other night my little girl was showering upstairs when I heard water dripping DOWNSTAIRS. I looked into the downstairs bathroom and saw the light fixture half full of water and pouring everywhere + running down the walls. I shut off the light and ran upstairs to get her out of the STEEL tub.
Today I just sucked it up and started knocking out the downstairs ceiling under the tub that is upstairs. Everything was soaked.
I then ran the faucet for 10 minutes or more and checked for leaks downstairs while looking at all of the pipes with a flashlight - nothing.
Then I had my wife hit the button to turn on the shower and water came pouring down on my head.
So at least I know how to replicate the problem. But now I have bigger problems - there is no access panel. I have two bathrooms upstairs that are back to back and share the same piping - which is all copper by the way.
I removed the rings around my tub faucet - but the screw is stripped on the knob - tomorrow I guess I will drill it out so I can get a better look in there.
It's an old delta single control faucet with a push button type diverter - says "push for shower" on the trim ring.
Looking in the wall looks pretty scary - no water shutoffs and lots of sweated pipe. I turned the shower on once again while peeking inside the wall as best I could and couldn't see any dripping water. I don't know what's going on.
As for the spout itself - it should just twist off right? It seems to be pretty stuck.
Any idea what exactly I should be looking at? Is it possible this old faucet or diverter valve is somehow causing this - or will I have to rip out the wall looking for a leak someone on the pipe going up to my shower head?
Thanks.
Today I just sucked it up and started knocking out the downstairs ceiling under the tub that is upstairs. Everything was soaked.
I then ran the faucet for 10 minutes or more and checked for leaks downstairs while looking at all of the pipes with a flashlight - nothing.
Then I had my wife hit the button to turn on the shower and water came pouring down on my head.
So at least I know how to replicate the problem. But now I have bigger problems - there is no access panel. I have two bathrooms upstairs that are back to back and share the same piping - which is all copper by the way.
I removed the rings around my tub faucet - but the screw is stripped on the knob - tomorrow I guess I will drill it out so I can get a better look in there.
It's an old delta single control faucet with a push button type diverter - says "push for shower" on the trim ring.
Looking in the wall looks pretty scary - no water shutoffs and lots of sweated pipe. I turned the shower on once again while peeking inside the wall as best I could and couldn't see any dripping water. I don't know what's going on.
As for the spout itself - it should just twist off right? It seems to be pretty stuck.
Any idea what exactly I should be looking at? Is it possible this old faucet or diverter valve is somehow causing this - or will I have to rip out the wall looking for a leak someone on the pipe going up to my shower head?
Thanks.