Recent content by marmen

I just replaced a leaky Speakman shower valve with Hansgrohe. I called Speakman to get parts, however they don't sell directly to consumer. You have to go thru dea;er & there aren't that many. Ferguson is one of the few & they quoted little over $100 for parts & 3-4 weeks to get it. It was 6...

The silicone came easy in few chunks. Luckily they did not clean the drain before applying it. So what do I do with holes next to screws?

Thank you gentleman. After reading & re-reading your posts, I started looking all over & found a hole about 1/8" in the corner between the seals of two glass walls. I just needed to look an inch higher to see the hole. And here is the photowhere you can see calcium deposits on the...

Top part of the drain that has weep holes is metal not cast iron. Pipe below is ABS. I just poked around and there are no other weep holes under silicone. Also, the other shower on the first floor has the same configuration but there is no silicone. That one is also letting the water in. I...

Thanks, that is very informative but at this time I'd like to know how to fix (if possible) the existing problem without tearing everything apart.

JW, I see 3 weep holes (about 1/2" in diameter) and they are doing their job of getting water out of the pan or liner. So I don't think they are blocked. However, they are also letting the water in. We purchased the house couple of months ago. So I don't know what kind of liner was used, the...

In the shower the granite around the drain is always dark unless the shower hasn't been used for a week or so. I don't see any cracks or openning that water or moisture can get thru from the top. However, after some testing, i found that the water gets under the slab from the weep holes shown...