My downstairs shower head drips whenever someone takes a shower in the upstairs bathroom. The downstairs shower is not under the upstairs one. Should I be concerned?
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My downstairs shower head drips whenever someone takes a shower in the upstairs bathroom. The downstairs shower is not under the upstairs one. Should I be concerned?
Not a big deal! However I would be curious as to why the sudden change in house pressure when you open a upstairs shower valve would cause a supposedly closed downstairs shower valve to get enough pressure in it to force a column of water up a 1/2" shower raiser 2 feet or more. What's the brand name of the shower valve? How old? One handle or two knobs? Let's here back from you. Regards, TomQuote:
Originally Posted by mcolleen3
Thank you for responding. The shower head is Moen (not sure what the valve is) and both showers have one handle. The house is about 5 years old. I have been here for 3 years. This just started happening about 6 months ago. I notice after using the shower that when I turn on the sink hot water there is pressure built up in the outflow of water for about 2 seconds and then it returns to a normal flow. I was more concerned about this dripping of water from the downstairs shower head when someone upstairs takes a shower. The dripping eventually stops. I hate to have a plumber come out for just occasional dripping water... but I'm hoping there is not a more serious problem somewhere inside the walls. The guy I bought the house from was his own contractor and I'm not sure who did the plumbing. Do you know if general plumbing in a house carries a warranty of more than five years? Thanks for any advice you can give me.Quote:
Originally Posted by speedball1
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