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Thanks for the reply. The PTFE tape was recommended and applied by the plumber behind me in the queue at the local plumbing supplies shop, although it is possible he was a hoaxster I guess. And thanks for the information but I struggle to see where else a washer would fit in the shower...

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Thanks for the reply. I don't think the original (working) installation had a rubber washer at that point, but what is the difference between a rubber and fibre washer for this purpose? I've never been able to find an explanation for that! And getting a fibre washer to even fit over the thread...

Thanks for the reply! I can try to get some photos later, but from what I've been able to find (carefully positioned tissue to see where the first spots of water emerge) the leak is from the base of the "cuff" at the end of the hose that screws onto the shower head (the hose side of the cuff...

Newbie here. I have one of those "bum gun" portable bidet things, which has worked fine for the last 18 months since it was installed. It consists of a tap on the wall, connected via a flexible shower hose to a handheld shower unit with a spray trigger. The other day it started leaking (fine in...