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Odd Shower Dripping

020SHC@gmail.com

2007-09-28, 3:25 am

I have a new (1 month) shower stall with a Delta faucet. At random
times after it has been used - 30 minutes, an hour, and just now,
about 3 hours, a little burst of water, maybe 3 or 4 seconds worth,
will come out. It is almost like someone has quickly opened and closed
the faucet. It does not drip otherwise. What is causing this? My kids
say ghosts!

Thanks

beecrofter

2007-09-28, 9:25 am

On Sep 28, 12:30 am, 020...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a new (1 month) shower stall with a Delta faucet. At random
> times after it has been used - 30 minutes, an hour, and just now,
> about 3 hours, a little burst of water, maybe 3 or 4 seconds worth,
> will come out. It is almost like someone has quickly opened and closed
> the faucet. It does not drip otherwise. What is causing this? My kids
> say ghosts!
>
> Thanks

Most likely it is the water trapped inside the showerhead and pipe
just draining out after enough air has bubbled up to break the vacuum
that was keeping it there. The water is falling out under gravity not
under pressure from the supply pipes.

Al Bundy

2007-09-29, 3:25 am

020SHC@gmail.com wrote in news:1190953825.405320.289350
@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

> I have a new (1 month) shower stall with a Delta faucet. At random
> times after it has been used - 30 minutes, an hour, and just now,
> about 3 hours, a little burst of water, maybe 3 or 4 seconds worth,
> will come out. It is almost like someone has quickly opened and closed
> the faucet. It does not drip otherwise. What is causing this? My kids
> say ghosts!
>
> Thanks
>

Had a Delta that would give a very short low pressure bit of water from 30
sec to 30 min after turning off. It was in the documentation that it would
do this as part of the anti-siphon mechanism.

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