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Showhead drips with water off. Do I just buy a new one? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by pdxfed@lemmy.world to c/plumbing@lemmy.world

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It steadily has dropped for a year or more and I can't take it anymore. If I replace will they fix? I pulled it off and even with the water off there is still water coming out of the pipe at a slow, slow drip pace. Is it the water shut off that needs help? Would of course prefer the cheaper fix but if a new head isn't going to stop the leak it'd be good to know.

TIA

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[–] astanix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Leaking with the head off means it will leak with any head. Replacing the head will not fix this.

You will need to replace the shower valve probably.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you very much for this explanation, I will look into the cartridge replacement. I found a general "how to" on home depot(their videos are good for those who are completely new to something) and now feel confident I could replace it.

[–] thnvw@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Nice!