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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?
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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?
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(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
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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
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Gotcha
Then +1 on calling the manufacturer.
