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Jimmyz123 · 12-13-2010, 04:14 PM

They may have considered the valve but wouldn't tell you so that they could charge you for the inspection. I use to work for a plumber and believe me they like to give a quote, but then will come back with, oh by the way I found this while I was looking. Plumbers are good sales people also.

blazian · 12-13-2010, 05:19 PM

my guys have worked on a couple leaks, last one was similar to your situation. The drain pipe t junction was cracked and leaking from there. We had chip into the concret and replace the PVC. hopefully yours is not so bad. The drain piping is shared between your bathrooms, if it's not your valve your prolly going to have to open up the wall and check the pipes. Also check that the seal between your drain and tub/shower pan is good.

scglide · 12-13-2010, 06:00 PM

Could be the shower arm is cracked at the treads in the wall, could be shower door, could be the shower pan or the shower cartridge. you can take the the cover off the shower valve and turn on the shower and look in the hole with a flashlight try to see if there is any water dipping from the cartridge or the shower arm.

dsafety · 12-13-2010, 06:43 PM

It could be a lot of expensive things but if are lucky, (as I was), the problem could be as simple as a rusted out shower arm pipe. I am not exactly sure what it is called but it is the 8" long pipe that screws into the pipe inside the wall, going from the valve to the shower head. Mine had rusted, creating a pin hole that dumped water inside the wall whenever the shower was on.

The solution for me was to remove and replace that little piece of shower arm pipe for about $10.

Another shower had a more serious problem that I only discovered when I did a bathroom remodel. Water had been leaking through the tile for years rotting all the wood framing. This was a very costly repair.

Hopefully you have the first problem I described.

Bob

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12-13-2010, 04:14 PM	#1
Jimmyz123 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,385	They may have considered the valve but wouldn't tell you so that they could charge you for the inspection. I use to work for a plumber and believe me they like to give a quote, but then will come back with, oh by the way I found this while I was looking. Plumbers are good sales people also.

12-13-2010, 05:19 PM	#2
blazian Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 106	my guys have worked on a couple leaks, last one was similar to your situation. The drain pipe t junction was cracked and leaking from there. We had chip into the concret and replace the PVC. hopefully yours is not so bad. The drain piping is shared between your bathrooms, if it's not your valve your prolly going to have to open up the wall and check the pipes. Also check that the seal between your drain and tub/shower pan is good.

12-13-2010, 06:00 PM	#3
scglide Junior Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 5	Could be the shower arm is cracked at the treads in the wall, could be shower door, could be the shower pan or the shower cartridge. you can take the the cover off the shower valve and turn on the shower and look in the hole with a flashlight try to see if there is any water dipping from the cartridge or the shower arm.

12-13-2010, 06:43 PM	#4
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,122	It could be a lot of expensive things but if are lucky, (as I was), the problem could be as simple as a rusted out shower arm pipe. I am not exactly sure what it is called but it is the 8" long pipe that screws into the pipe inside the wall, going from the valve to the shower head. Mine had rusted, creating a pin hole that dumped water inside the wall whenever the shower was on. The solution for me was to remove and replace that little piece of shower arm pipe for about $10. Another shower had a more serious problem that I only discovered when I did a bathroom remodel. Water had been leaking through the tile for years rotting all the wood framing. This was a very costly repair. Hopefully you have the first problem I described. Bob