Whistling shower
After a major reno including all new plumbing, we are starting to notice that the shower makes a whistling sound whenever we keep teh temp in the lukewarm/warm range, but not when the water is hotter. We did not hear this for about the first 6 months. We have a grohe pressure balance shower body….
After a major reno including all new plumbing, we are starting to notice that the shower makes a whistling sound whenever we keep teh temp in the lukewarm/warm range, but not when the water is hotter. We did not hear this for about the first 6 months. We have a grohe pressure balance shower body. Anyone know what this noise is? Is it a simple fix? (Please don’t suggest I call a plumber, I am looking for independent knowledge so I can speak knowledgably with the plumber when I do call. But if you think there is a DIY solution, I would like to know.)
thanks much.
i have the separate faucet setup (hot, cold, diverter) so your problem may be different. but my shower was also howling, but only when the water pressure was at a certain level. anyway i took out the 3 faucet thingys and rpelaced their gaskets and that seemed to fix the problem.
Its probably the diverter not being fully engaged. Try pulling the diverter up while its whistling and see if the whistle goes away.
Mine makes a similar noise if I don’t fully raise that little knob.
(I don’t know if diverter is the correct word for that little knob, but I think we all understand what I am writing about.)
I had a similar problem and it turned out to be the low flow shower head. Dry removing the showerhead and see if it still whistles. If it doesn’t whistle then you’ll know it has something to do with the showerhead.
When you replace the showerhead, don’t forget to use teflon tape around the pipe threads.
Hey, 1:46, OP here. Maybe your sound left and came to my house. It didn’t show up until 6 months after we began using it.
Jimmy — by faucet do you mean the spout (a/k/a tub filler) or do you mean the shower body (i.e., the single handle mechanism that turns it on and off and controls the temp)? I’ve been thinking I need to replace the spout anyway, because there’s always a bit of a drip when I try to divert the water to the shower. Always great to see you post a comment.
funny, we also have a grohe shower & bath system and had the same problem after it was installed but then the sound went away.
try replacing the gaskets in the faucet.