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Leaky Kohler shower valve Stubby 12-29-2006
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Posted by Stubby on December 29, 2006, 4:19 pm


When the valve is in the OFF position, no water leaks. So the problem
is not in the soldered joints. These are 5 years old and have not been
a problem. However, when water flows up to the shower head, it pours
down inside the wall.

Kohler has been very helpful and has sent me all the internal parts.
But it behaves the same after installing them.

The valve appears to be a red herring. There must be a leak in the pipe
from the valve to the shower head. Can anyone suggest a way to inspect
this and/or fix it without removing the tiles? HNY.

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Posted by on December 29, 2006, 4:22 pm


You will have to open the wall , with luck the side outside the shower
alcove is not tiled.
Stubby wrote:
> When the valve is in the OFF position, no water leaks. So the problem
> is not in the soldered joints. These are 5 years old and have not been
> a problem. However, when water flows up to the shower head, it pours
> down inside the wall.
>
> Kohler has been very helpful and has sent me all the internal parts.
> But it behaves the same after installing them.
>
> The valve appears to be a red herring. There must be a leak in the pipe
> from the valve to the shower head. Can anyone suggest a way to inspect
> this and/or fix it without removing the tiles? HNY.


Posted by stubbier on December 29, 2006, 6:47 pm


DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS

william plummer.....hahahahahahahahahaha



> You will have to open the wall , with luck the side outside the shower
> alcove is not tiled.
> Stubby wrote:
>> When the valve is in the OFF position, no water leaks. So the problem
>> is not in the soldered joints. These are 5 years old and have not been
>> a problem. However, when water flows up to the shower head, it pours
>> down inside the wall.
>>
>> Kohler has been very helpful and has sent me all the internal parts.
>> But it behaves the same after installing them.
>>
>> The valve appears to be a red herring. There must be a leak in the pipe
>> from the valve to the shower head. Can anyone suggest a way to inspect
>> this and/or fix it without removing the tiles? HNY.
>



Posted by Jeff Wisnia on December 30, 2006, 8:02 pm


stubbier wrote:

> DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS
>
> william plummer.....hahahahahahahahahaha
>

You've probably shot yourself in the foot, stubbier.

Permit me inform you that I looked at the OP's email address and then
checked my alma mater's alimni directory which lists TWO William
Plummers, viz:

One an electrical engineer (like me) SB '63, SM '66, living in
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and the other SB '80, SM '82, living in
Greenwich, Connecticut, the Executive VP and CFO of Dow Jones and Company.

We MIT guys stick together...

Methinks you owe the OP an apology, stubbier.

<snipped>

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight.

Posted by stubbier on December 29, 2006, 6:45 pm


did you put teflon tape on the threads before you installed the shower head

now get back under the bridge ........................troll



> When the valve is in the OFF position, no water leaks. So the problem is
> not in the soldered joints. These are 5 years old and have not been a
> problem. However, when water flows up to the shower head, it pours down
> inside the wall.
>
> Kohler has been very helpful and has sent me all the internal parts. But
> it behaves the same after installing them.
>
> The valve appears to be a red herring. There must be a leak in the pipe
> from the valve to the shower head. Can anyone suggest a way to inspect
> this and/or fix it without removing the tiles? HNY.



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