Research essay

How to prevent leaking at shower head’s joints

Leaky shower heads are noisy, wasteful and generally unappealing. Did you know about the causes of these problems? This information is my initial research from internet web sites, expertnesses and mechanical seals factories which tells you about the ways to prevent and how to repair shower head’s leaking at joints and shower hose’s connection areas.

By the present, there is a need for prevent a shower head’s leaking at joints by using gaskets or rubber washers that sometimes called o-rings which is a thin, small, black, donut-shaped piece made of rubber, fiber or plastic material for shower product. It is designed to be seated in a groove and compressed during assembly used to create a seal between two or more parts. O-rings are one of the most common seals used in design because they are inexpensive and easy to make, reliable, and have simple mounting requirements.This material can tear when too much force is used and the supply pipe has a sharp edge. Most hand held showerhead sets require a gasket to be used in both ends of the hose fitting. They are always included with hand held shower head sets when they need to be. Sometimes they are built in to the connection end of the handheld shower head. Without a gasket, the hand held shower hose will almost certainly leak. If fixed shower head did not come with a gasket, use Teflon tape. Teflon is a name for a material that made into lots of things, including a thin tape, which is used to help seal plumbing connections.Its characteristics are superior dielectric strength; excellent tear and abrasion resistant. The reason about its color always white because for the purpose of decorate that can get along with every colors of shower set of yours.

A moveable external swivel at shower hose’s nozzle is made for replace the new assortment of rubber washer easily when it broken or deteriorate.So ,if the leaky shower head is the case for you, don't let it cause you to run out and buy a new one.This instructions below can help you to repair your leaky shower head understand easily.These are over all plumbling’s equipment that you will need for repair the leaking shower head at connection areas. An adjustable wrenches or plumber’s wrench for remove the shower head that attached with bathroom’s wall or shower’s water control valve.A role of tape for protect the chrome and another coating surfaces from the pipe wrench’s scratch which you use to unscrew the shower head from shower arm mount. An assortment of rubber washer and a pipe sealer or teflon tape for perfect seal.

There are three steps for this project. First step, Wrap some tape around the pipe for protect the chrome or another coating surface from the pipe wrench, which you will use to unscrew the showerhead in a counter-clockwise direction. Then, unscrew the showerhead from the pipe coming out of the wall. This can be done by hand but sometimes requires a plumber’s crescent wrench or large pliers. The head may be held on with a screw, which you'll have to remove. Second step, Look at the shower hose or inside the showerhead where it screws into the pipe. There should be a small assortment gasket made of plastic or a rubber o-ring.If it looks even a little damaged or brittle, you will need to replace it.An inexpensive assortment of o-rings will normally contain the size you need and a simple comparison will find the correct o-ring.Push the new o-ring in to the showerhead’s connection area simply.Next, wrap the tape pipe sealer around the threads in clockwise direction. The clockwise direction will ensure a perfect seal. If you wrap the tape on counter-clockwise it will bunch up when you screw on your shower head causing a leak. Refit the shower head, screwing clockwise by hand and gently tightening again by using the wrench. The cause of over tighten could damage the joint or connection area of fixings. Last step is test the shower head, turn the water on and off. Wait several minutes to check for drips or leaks Make sure the showerhead is no longer dripping and you can once again enjoy a refreshing shower.

The advantages of knowledge about preventing the leaking at joint are you can repair the leaky shower head by yourself easily and correctly and reduce the wasteful of water quantity that bring the high cost of living unnecessarily and concerned about global warming in nowadays. For someone, this problem looks like a little problem but if everyone ignores these little problems, it will become a big problem that damages our world. Please save the world by concerned and manage these little problems in your bathroom for our world.