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backtheblue82 (TX)
I really tried finding an answer to this question in the search feature on this blog with no success so I really hope I'm not asking a question that's already been answered.
I have a standard Price Pfister three knob setup,, hot/cold/diverter. We've been in this house 15 years and I've rebuilt my share of valves. Last week my wife notices a seeping of water coming from behind the wall. The water seems to come from where the tub meets the wall tile directly below the faucet. It only leaks when the water is running, so immediately a leak behind the valve is out. Replaced the cold valve. had been a while and was starting to crack. Hot looked good, didn't pull diverter. Pulled faucet facia, retightened and reapplied plumbers tape. No dice. The strangest thing, and the reason I don't think it's a crack in the line between valve and faucet is this...The seep occurs when hot and cold is on. But the water that seeps is always cold! So I am clueless. Thanks in advance for the help.
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hj (AZ)
If you have an Antique Bronze shower arm, it may be cracked where it screws in to the elbow in the wall and water is flowing down the backside of the wall.
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North Carolina Plumber (NC)
Packing nut on the cold stem.
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