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    trafficgal Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 21, 2018, 11:31 AM
    I went to turn on my shower. The bathroom faucet blew water out like a hydrant. Why?
    I went to take a shower, the bathroom faucet blew and water was gushing everywhere. Couldn't manually turn off water. Had to be done from the pipes

    Why did this happen
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    Jun 21, 2018, 04:44 PM
    Single handle faucet? If so, could be the cartridge retaining ring possibly rusted out. What brand?
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    Milo Dolezal Posts: 7,192, Reputation: 523
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    Jun 21, 2018, 04:59 PM
    As mentioned in previous post - there is a good chance, the stem or cartridge ring slowly unscrewed over the time - and now it just fell out completely. You should be able to screw it back in, and continue using the faucet.

    If you could post a photo of your faucet and stem, we could give you specific instructions how to put it back in

    Back to you

    Milo
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