Hi, during a recent use of the bathtub on the second, we suddenly noticed water coming through the head jamb of a closet on the first floor. I'd like to figure out how to check this out. Here is what I know:
1. The previous day, someone was going to use the shower of the bath/shower combo. I was on the first floor when I suddenly heard lots of banging noise. The person had turned on the bath water and was then lifting up the plunger on the bathtub spigot to turn on the shower. They turned the water off. I came upstairs, tried the same thing, and didn't have any issues turning on the shower - so I didn't know what happened, but it appeared to be OK. Note that the banging noise was pretty significant.
2. The next day, someone wanted to take a bath. They were in the bathtub, when my wife noticed the water coming down through the head jamb of the closet on the first floor. I went upstairs. There was no water on the bathroom floor. The water was not running.
So what should I look for in trying to find the root cause? With the water turned off, there is no water leaking. I don't think it's coming from any leakage in the drain. We had used the bathtub a few weeks earlier with no issues. The loud banging noise is sure suspicious. We didn't notice any water leaking when the shower was being used, but maybe that's because the water wasn't on long enough to cause leakage?
Is there anything I can look at by taking the tub spout off or the escutcheon of the bath/shower valve? It's a tile bathtub wall, but I do have access to the back side from a bedroom. Am I going to have to cut a hole to see what's going on? If so, where would be the best place to cut the hole - opposite the valve? Could anything be leaking by the tub spout?
Thanks for any ideas!
1. The previous day, someone was going to use the shower of the bath/shower combo. I was on the first floor when I suddenly heard lots of banging noise. The person had turned on the bath water and was then lifting up the plunger on the bathtub spigot to turn on the shower. They turned the water off. I came upstairs, tried the same thing, and didn't have any issues turning on the shower - so I didn't know what happened, but it appeared to be OK. Note that the banging noise was pretty significant.
2. The next day, someone wanted to take a bath. They were in the bathtub, when my wife noticed the water coming down through the head jamb of the closet on the first floor. I went upstairs. There was no water on the bathroom floor. The water was not running.
So what should I look for in trying to find the root cause? With the water turned off, there is no water leaking. I don't think it's coming from any leakage in the drain. We had used the bathtub a few weeks earlier with no issues. The loud banging noise is sure suspicious. We didn't notice any water leaking when the shower was being used, but maybe that's because the water wasn't on long enough to cause leakage?
Is there anything I can look at by taking the tub spout off or the escutcheon of the bath/shower valve? It's a tile bathtub wall, but I do have access to the back side from a bedroom. Am I going to have to cut a hole to see what's going on? If so, where would be the best place to cut the hole - opposite the valve? Could anything be leaking by the tub spout?
Thanks for any ideas!