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shannonann · 07-06-2021, 12:45 PM

Hello! I have a leaky shower faucet. When I turn on the shower, water drips down below the faucet from under the plastic casing.

So...I removed the hose going to the shower head and took the handles/faucet apart to examine the cause. I found some sandy debris in the hose to the shower head and removed the blockage. I added plumbers tape and tightened the shower head(which also had a leak). That resolved the shower head leaky issue. I added plumbers tape to the end of the hose and reconnected it to the faucet. When I tightened the hose to the faucet, it reached a point where it just clicks past the threading so it doesn't seem to tighten well. Put everything back together and the leak is only worse coming from below the faucet.

Ideas?

Do I need to replace the black part inside the faucet that connects to the hose? If so, does that all come as part of the faucet part when ordering a replacement?

07-06-2021, 12:45 PM	#1
shannonann Member Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 11	Shower Leak Below Faucet Handles Hello! I have a leaky shower faucet. When I turn on the shower, water drips down below the faucet from under the plastic casing. So...I removed the hose going to the shower head and took the handles/faucet apart to examine the cause. I found some sandy debris in the hose to the shower head and removed the blockage. I added plumbers tape and tightened the shower head(which also had a leak). That resolved the shower head leaky issue. I added plumbers tape to the end of the hose and reconnected it to the faucet. When I tightened the hose to the faucet, it reached a point where it just clicks past the threading so it doesn't seem to tighten well. Put everything back together and the leak is only worse coming from below the faucet. Ideas? Do I need to replace the black part inside the faucet that connects to the hose? If so, does that all come as part of the faucet part when ordering a replacement?