Why does my shower head leak when the bath faucet is running?

When the faucet in the tub is on, up above the shower head leaks a little bit, its more of running water than a drip, what do i need to do to fix it? thanks!! Also, where the head screws into the shower head faucet it leaks out of the threads as well, however it doesnt spray very far, would a new o-ring fix both problems? Why does my shower head leak when the bath faucet is running?
Mine does too, I was told to put some of that white tape around the threads and it will stop. You gotta buy some white tape especially made for the threads.Why does my shower head leak when the bath faucet is running?
With tub/showers you a have what is called a diverter. It causes the water to be directed to the tub spout or the shower head. I think that maybe the diverter is old. If the diverter is located on the top of the tub spout, you will have to replace the tub spout. Most of them are screwed on, but they also have some with a hex bolt located underneath and the tub spout just slides off and on. As for the water spraying out of the threaded area of your shower head you can remove the shower head and put teflon tape on the threads of the shower arm to stop that problem or maybe you might have a crack in the threaded part of the shower head. If your shower head doesn't have a washer in it, it will also leak.
Take it apart, clean it up, put a little Teflon plumbers tape on it, replace the O rings and put it back together. Problem solved. Shouldn't take more than 40 minuets start to finish, an hour if you work slow.