Jack Jo
New Member
Hi, Got an issue that is driving me a little crazy and hoping you can assist me. I have upstairs bathroom with a shower recess and an adjoining bath tub. The water from the 2nd floor runs behind the kitchen wall on the ground floor.
After a shower, I hear this drip roughly every 15 sec which is quite audible (especially now that my ear is tuned to it). With time the duration between the drips get longer and finally after about half hr. to 45 mins., they stop all together.
I noticed the same thing will happen if I simply have the water running for about 10-15 mins. If the shower head is run for only a few minutes, then I don't hear the drip.
Ok, so I have done a lot of work to try to isolate this problem. Here is a sample...
Worth also noting that, we only moved into this house about 3 months ago. Not sure how long this has been going on. I suspect it did not start the other day!
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
After a shower, I hear this drip roughly every 15 sec which is quite audible (especially now that my ear is tuned to it). With time the duration between the drips get longer and finally after about half hr. to 45 mins., they stop all together.
I noticed the same thing will happen if I simply have the water running for about 10-15 mins. If the shower head is run for only a few minutes, then I don't hear the drip.
Ok, so I have done a lot of work to try to isolate this problem. Here is a sample...
- I have installed a silicon bead around the base of the shower recess. I noticed some fine cracks in the grouting so, the silicon made sense. Impact on the drips: None.
- I then sealed the grouting using a grout sealer around the tiles and in fact the entire shower base. Impact: None. Note, the show base is a cement base.
- Thinking there may be leak from the floor, I put a thick plastic sheet to cover the shower recess floor and fully sealed it around the walls so no water got to the floor. Then had a shower... Impact on the drip: None.
- Given the water from the bath tub also runs down the same path and assuming the bath tub and the shower recess would use the same pipe, I ran the tub for about 10 mins. Impact on the drip: None.
- I then filled the tub and let the water run. Impact on the drip: None.
- I noticed the pipe looked a little clogged. Ran Drano Max through it and then the next day, used a different product (after I had had a shower ensuring the products in no way mixed). Pipe looks clean. Impact: None.
Worth also noting that, we only moved into this house about 3 months ago. Not sure how long this has been going on. I suspect it did not start the other day!
Thanks in advance for your assistance.