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  • Dec 20, 2015, 02:30 PM
    Floorrot
    Roman Tub Handheld Shower
    What happens to water trapped on the spiral hose from a handheld shower, roman tub design? when slid back down the hole?
    Just soak on the floor?
    Is there a custom "catch and send to drain" devise that is supposed to be installed?
    I thought of a car floor mat, but mildew will still transpire.
    Tub manufactures do not build such a devise into the tub.
    Faucet packages don't offer such a thing.
    What cool tricks does a pro plumber use?

    Thanks in advance,
    DIYer
  • Dec 20, 2015, 02:49 PM
    hkstroud
    Quote:

    What happens to water trapped on the spiral hose from a handheld shower, roman tub design?
    It stays in the hose.
  • Dec 20, 2015, 04:26 PM
    Milo Dolezal
    As stated above, water stays in the hose. If you are getting drip under tub from that hose, than one of the three things may be happening:

    1. Bad hose. Water leaks into the metal sleeve, travels to the lowest point of the loop and drips out ( metal sleeve is there only to protect soft rubber hose from kink and damage )
    2. Handle of the shower is not screwed onto the hose properly. During use, water drips into the metal hose sleeve and same drip as in #1 occurs
    3. While in use, you splash water into the shower holder. In plain terms, that hose holder is a "hole in the edge of the tub" leading under the tub.

    To fix #1, replace hose. To repair #2, hand-tighten the hose threaded end onto the hand-held shower head. Consider replacing the rubber washer as well. As far as #3 goes - just be careful not to spray water in the direction of the deck-mounted shower holder.

    Hope that explains

    Milo

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