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Originally Posted by Wormius
Plumbing question - I have a problem that doesn't seem to be addressed anywhere on the internet. In one of our bathtubs we have a typical tub spout with the pull diverter to redirect water to the shower head. The weird thing is the shower drips a lot when the tub spout is selected to fill the bathtub. I am not sure if this is related to water pressure or if there is something wrong with the tub spouts or if I should look somewhere else in the plumbing. The tub spout doesn't leak when we have the shower selected.
I am not sure what would be a lot of pressure, but the water does come out of the tub spout a pretty high rate from what I have seen. It's just annoying because the water pressure at the shower head isn't enough to clear the edge of the bathtub, so it splashes and gets on the floor.
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How old is the place? A few things to try
1) Take the shower head off
1a) Check for water sediments / hardness stuff causing pluggage
1b) If it's one of those water efficient ones, you can remove the restrictor. You'll use more water but get more pressure
2) Replace the tub spout. Generally pretty easy to do, it's one screw on the bottom for most kinds. Youtube is key. It's like a $20 part on amazon *** there are different designs though, this one is just the common kind
https://www.amazon.ca/Prime-Line-MP5...8&s=hi&sr=1-19