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Kohler shower valve issue - WoodworkerTom - 12-24-2017
Have a single handle Kohler shower valve about 1 year old. Every so often and at random it makes a very loud humming noise when it is in use. I am thinking it is the Pressure Balancing Unit that has something wrong with it.
Has anyone else had this issue?
RE: Kohler shower valve issue - Snipe Hunter - 12-26-2017
Only hum or vibration I've heard from a shower valve is the long pipes rattling against something like a stud or against a loose pipe hanger. Could be the valve isn't secure. Can you take of the escutcheon plate and take a peek inside?
RE: Kohler shower valve issue - Roly - 12-26-2017
(12-24-2017, 01:07 PM)WoodworkerTom Wrote: Have a single handle Kohler shower valve about 1 year old. Every so often and at random it makes a very loud humming noise when it is in use. I am thinking it is the Pressure Balancing Unit that has something wrong with it.
Has anyone else had this issue?
Give Kohler's customer service a call. They will know if it is the pressure balance unit or something else making the noise. Roly
RE: Kohler shower valve issue - WoodworkerTom - 12-27-2017
The plumber we had was extremely detail oriented, like Mike Holmes on steroids.
Nothing is loose and rattling. The noise that it randomly makes is a loud humming. Similar to when a toilet fill valve begins to fail
RE: Kohler shower valve issue - Snipe Hunter - 12-27-2017
Gotcha
Then +1 on calling the manufacturer.