These types of plumbing repairs are right up my alley. Stickied comment Locked. Create . Discussion in 'Shower & Bathtub Forum & Blog' started by paul phoenix, Oct 13, 2019. paul phoenix New Member. For any handle performance issue, we'll start by removing the handle itself. I just moved into a house built in 1997 which has Jado fixtures and the shower turns on by itself almost every night around 1-2 am. The shower turns on by itself even if it is closed. I hope someone knows what to do to stop this because my freind is getting tired of it. Sometimes it will not run again for a day or so. I get out, turn it off, then it seems to switch itself on for a second or two, then turn itself off. Shower turns on by itself I have a decent hands on plumbing knowledge but I am stumped by this one. Make social videos in an instant: use custom templates to tell the right story for your business. Joined: Oct 13, 2019 Location: Orlando. One factor is the tap itself, and in particular how many turns it takes to go from a completely open to completely closed valve. Who doesn't love being #1? I have a 3 Handle Shower/Tub where the left is Hot, middle is shower, and right is cold. Make social videos in an instant: use custom templates to tell the right story for your business. It's 3am and the shower in my unit has just turned itself on completely randomly. To use the shower you have to switch on the massive red switch outside the bathroom, and then turn the shower unit ( on the wall ) to 'on' then voila! Shower turns on by itself; Author: linda_qur (WA) Hello, We have split level house which we purchased a month ago. We replaced the cartridge, and it works just fine. Meaning when running the hot water in the sink, after a few minutes, there is a thump, like it has been turned off and the water stops, even when the handle is still on. You can watch and see it turn by itself. Discussion in 'Plumbing Forum, Professional & DIY Advice' started by casualfc, Mar 7, 2020. casualfc New Member. (Note, the number of turns you can keep doing after the valve is fully open is irrelevant.) Discussion. Eventually the insert behind handle strips making it difficult to turn the water on and off to you shower. (Plumbers) Shower turns itself on in the night. The handle of the Moen Traditional shower faucet rotates counterclockwise from its off ... so that the handle can't turn as far ... cartridge body or by failure of the cartridge itself. Hi, i have just moved in to a properly that has an electric shower and it does something i haven't seen before in others. The other showers in the house have a space between the handle and the backing. If you've noticed water-based deposits (hard water, soap scum, etc) in your shower area the same stuff could be happening inside the handle. The problem is that now when we turn the handle, it's very hard to turn. The water is cold. 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