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Shower head drip

moneysaverz83 · 2018-09-13 15:47:02

Hi Just noticed a small drip/leak from one of the holes in my shower head today. A large drop coming out every 10 seconds or so. The taps are closed tight and the tube is tightened. Anything else to do? Or buy a new head/tube? Thanks

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esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite

14 January 2019 at 10:13AM

phill99 wrote: »

Incorrect.

A shower valve does not work in the same way a set of taps does.

It uses cartridges, not rubber washers.

It was about £100 for a replacement cartridge for my shower. Instead I paid £3.99 on eBay for a set of rubber O-rings and silicone grease. It's been working as new for the past few years now.

It's nearly always the rubber O-rings in the cartridge that fail. And it's a lot cheaper to replace them.

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