# what's wrong with my shower faucet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-shower-faucet/391447>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 9, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-shower-faucet/391447 "2007-02-09T03:10:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-shower-faucet/391447/1 "2007-02-09T03:10:03Z")

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The faucet in my shower is the kind that you pull towards yourself about 3/4" to start the water flow… I have no problem turning the water on, but turning it off is another matter. Many times, I have to put the entire force of my body behind just pushing it back in.

The strange thing is, it doesn’t happen all the time. There are weeks at a time during which the faucet operates normally, and then all of a sudden it’ll be “stuck” again. I tried taking the faucet off but I just don’t see any obvious obstruction… any ideas?