Downstairs Shower - The Nightmare Continues

Bet you don't know what this is, right? Neither did I until I ran into a little nightmare of my own doing. If you've read my previous entry about resurfacing our downstairs shower, you know it hasn't been easy. Anyhow, while removing the masking tape from the shower drain at the bottom of the shower, I decided, foolishly, to tug on a bit of silicon blobbing out from the edge of the drain. The whole ring of silicon came out. Argh. Well, I shot more silicon back in there to seal the drain, and waited a couple days. All looked well. As part of the overall re-do of the shower, I bought a satin nickel trim kit for the shower, which lead me to take off the part of the shower where the water knob (it's a Delta unit) attaches. Big mistake. Water started shooting out, and I had to run and shut down the main water supply.

Well, after shutting down the water, I was able to attach the trim kit, and get the water to the house back on. I run the shower a bit, and what do I see coming into the hallway? Water leaking out from the shower! Ugh. I mop it up, dry the area, and run the shower again. More water. Fine. I go to bed, and the next morning consider my options. I could replace the shower myself, or just pay the big bucks and have a plumber come in and do the job. I google "fix leaking shower drain", and find the beauty pictured here, the WingTite Shower Drain. I paid for 2nd Day Air, so I'll see if it does indeed show up in 2 days. With shipping it was a tad over $90. Will it work? I have no idea. It should.

Oh, yeah, I should mention. In the morning, when I ran the shower a lot, it didn't leak a bit. So, likely the water was from the initial fire hydrant effect when I removed the valve. Excess water shooting back behind the wall. But just in case, I want that WingTite around the home so if it truly is leaking from the drain, I've got the part to fix it on hand. This whole home re-do is turning into quite a test of patience. May God continue to shower His mercy on me so that my daughter may continue to shower in the shower! Amen.