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Hi All,
This is my first post here, we've just bought our first house so I'm diving right in to learning how to fix things.
I recently replaced our shower arm, but I'm having trouble getting the new one to seal.
It screws into the wall fitting (is this called a drop ear elbow?) just fine, but it bottoms out in the fitting before it's tight.
I've repeatedly tried using PTFE tape in different quantities, but it hasn't really helped at all and it always bottoms out with the shower arm in the same position.
What's the best way to get it to seal when it's bottoming out?
I've thought of adding a conical rubber washer for the shower arm to butt up against, but not sure if that will do it.
Any ideas how I can get it tight without leaking?
Thanks in advance!
Bryn
This is my first post here, we've just bought our first house so I'm diving right in to learning how to fix things.
I recently replaced our shower arm, but I'm having trouble getting the new one to seal.
It screws into the wall fitting (is this called a drop ear elbow?) just fine, but it bottoms out in the fitting before it's tight.
I've repeatedly tried using PTFE tape in different quantities, but it hasn't really helped at all and it always bottoms out with the shower arm in the same position.
What's the best way to get it to seal when it's bottoming out?
I've thought of adding a conical rubber washer for the shower arm to butt up against, but not sure if that will do it.
Any ideas how I can get it tight without leaking?
Thanks in advance!
Bryn