Shower tap suddenly doesn't work


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Old 02-05-19, 07:03 AM
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Shower tap suddenly doesn't work



In my bathroom, shower tap and showe head suddenly doesn't work. Both corridor bathroom and master bed room bath.
However, water closet taps are ok.
what should I do for fix it?
Until last night, it was working normally.
 

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Old 02-05-19, 07:29 AM
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I would unscrew the shower head and see if the water will come out of the pipe. If yes, then the shower head is clogged.

If not water comes out of the pipe without the showerhead attached, then If it is a single handle, can you get either hot or cold water it? If nothing comes out at any temperature, then the faucet cartridge is clogged. If it is a two handle faucet, then you should probably find either the hot or cold working and then replace the cartridge on the other side.

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Old 02-05-19, 08:56 AM
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Where are you located? Might have some frozen pipes.
 
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Old 02-05-19, 12:35 PM
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It is single faucet and it happen in two bathrooms

Thank you for replying.
I am living in toronto and these days are really warm. I don't think that was frozen.
This shower tap is a single faucet type and it happened in two bathroom at the same time.
is it possible that if one of faucets cartridges is broken, other faucet is broken, too?
 
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Old 02-05-19, 01:15 PM
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Assuming that no lines are frozen, something to consider is if farther up the line was serviced and left debris in the line. It would be very odd to have all 4 lines (hot and cold for 2 bathrooms) freeze up or get clogged at the same time but not so odd for something in the line to affect multiple bathroom faucets/spigots. You might consider turning off the water to one bathroom faucet and removing the cartridge. Then turn the water back on for a moment just to flush the line and verify that water is reaching the faucet. Make sure to use towels and a bucket to catch the spray.

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