DIY Project – Master Bathroom – Shower Renovation – Plumbing – Finishing Up

I was ready to install the shower head and valve cover.  It seemed it was long ago that the rough plumbing was done.  No leaks to date.  Before I started, I turned on the valve. No leaks by the shower head.  However, when I shut it off, the valve started leaking again.  I tightened down the valve screws without success.  I ran down to the basement and shut off the water.  I ran back up the stairs as I yelled to my wife, Efiwym that the water was off.  I removed the valve cartridge and check for a possible crack.  I looked closely at the valve body.  Nothing there.  I put the cartridge back in.  Down to the basement.  Up the stairs.  Still leaking.  Tightening the screws did not help.  I went back downstairs and shut off the water.  I was back in the master bathroom and I removed the cartridge. 

I took the cartridge with me to the home improvement store where I bought the shower faucet.  I talked with a sales associate about my problem.  He walked to another aisle and found a replacement cartridge.  He took it out of its sealed package and compared them.  Looks like a match.  He put it back in the opened packaged and handed to me.  He said we were good.  I said thanks and headed home.

I went straight to the master bathroom to install the cartridge.  I installed the cartridge and returned to the basement to turn on the water.  I ran back upstairs to check for leaks.  No leaks, at least for now.  I surmised that I cracked the cartridge when I turned the shower with the shower head pipe capped.  The back pressure of the water might have been too much.  I was not going to make that mistake again.  I remove the galvanized pipe and installed the brushed nickel pipe and shower head.  Time for a test.  Success!  However, without a shower door, I had water all over the floor.  I placed the cover on the shower valve, and I was done with the plumbing finally.  Finishing the drywall was next.

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