Normally I'm really good about researching products before purchasing them. However I didn't do my homework when it came to buying a new shower faucet for the remodel I'm doing at my cabin. I bought a new Pegasus Estates Series shower faucet set for the new stand up shower I installed. Once we had all the plumbing hooked up we tried it and it immediately started to leak at the shower head. After taking the cartridge in/out several times trying to figure out what was wrong I gave up.

I called the Home Depot line and they were very good about sending me out a new cartridge and spool. I put them in and turned on the water. I was happy to see it didn't leak at all.........well until I cycled the water on/off one time and sure enough it started leaking again.........grrrr. It's not leaking as bad as it did the first time but it's still a steady drip. I really don't know what the problem could be. Could the valve body itself be a culprit? The only place it leaks is through the shower head.

I have two options. I do not have the plumbing covered yet but I will be installing knotty pine on the backside of the shower wall very soon which will cover it. After these problems I'll probably make an access door so I can get to it in the future if need be. Preferrably I'd like to fix the faucet as long as it will be dependable. Or I can get a new faucet altogether. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Brad