Plumber Shares Simple Tip To Fix Leaking Shower Spout on Your Own

A plumber on TikTok shared a tip that could help you fix a leaky shower spout yourself.

David Coleman (@mechanicallyincleyend), a plumber with more than 2.6 million followers on the platform, joked that he had a plumbing tip: “The government doesn't want you to know about it.”

Since its release, the viral video has received more than 1.4 million views and more than 37,000 likes.

Here's what Coleman recommended.

Stock image of a plumber repairing a shower. A plumber on TikTok recently explained a simple tip for fixing your shower.

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“Super easy to repair”

Coleman explained that it's not normal for water to leak from your bathtub spout when you shower.

“It’s a super easy problem to fix,” he noted, before showing the underside of the spout in the shower he was working on.

“There's actually a stop sign shaped screw down here that requires special stop sign wrenches to remove,” he said.

Coleman said once the screw is loosened, the tub's spout would “come right off” if the pipe was properly secured behind the wall, but it could fly out through the tile.

“Ask me how I know,” he quipped.

Fill the hole

Once the spout is removed, it is important to clean the pipe as best as possible to ensure that the new spout seals well. Coleman added that the hole can be filled with silicone for safety reasons.

“You can also lubricate the pipe before you stick it there,” he noted.

Coleman then added another important step: After reattaching the spout to the wall, make sure to tighten it securely using the stop sign wrenches.

“If it’s not tight enough, it will shoot off and hit your client in the shin,” Coleman said.

“This drain was also very difficult to open and close. It is called a bell plug because it looks like a small bell. We’ll just grease it.” […]

“When everything is finished, there should be no more water dripping out of the tub spout when you shower.”

Users respond

Commenters were amused by Coleman's terminology, with one writing: “Stop sign.” [wrenches]? Don't be disrespectful [Allen] so” and refers to the correct name of the wrenches.

“Stop sign wrench?? Wow, this guy is way more professional than me. He even has fancy names for his tools,” another user joked.

However, one commenter was confused by the process: “So you took it off and put it back on and it magically fixed?!?!” to which Coleman replied: “I replaced the whole thing.”

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