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    Dec 2, 2008, 09:03 AM
    Water will not turn off in the shower.
    The cold water in my shower is turned off all the way (i even stripped the stem. There is so much water coming out of the shower. It is not a dripping kind of leak, this is 3 or 4 streams of water. How or can i fix this myself? :confused:
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    Dec 2, 2008, 09:20 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by BlueMudd View Post
    The cold water in my shower is turned off all the way (i even stripped the stem. There is so much water coming out of the shower. It is not a dripping kind of leak, this is 3 or 4 streams of water. How or can i fix this myself? :confused:
    Shut the water off and remove the stem and washer assembly. Take ity in to a plumbing and ask them to replace it with the same thing. Good luck, Tom
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