Jointing Compound that Sets

allfiredup · 2 Jul 2009

I have a fixed shower head arm that screws into a wall plate elbow.

The problem is that when the shower arm is vertical, its not fully screwed into the elbow. Its a about a 1/4 of a turn away from going tight.

I have tried stuffing it with PTFE and plumbers mait, but no good.

Is there a jointing compound that "sets" that I can use?

All the compounds I have seen either say its "non-setting" or they dont mention whether it sets or not.

I've just grabbed some "folic manganese" from the stores, would that work?

Or should I be going about this a different way?

namsag · 2 Jul 2009

Use gas ptfe/one wrap its far better than that thin stuff, but you might have to use a couple of wraps of it

seco services · 2 Jul 2009

plumbers mait is not for use on fittings like that its for sanitary etc.
sounds like you haven't used enough ptfe tape

allfiredup · 2 Jul 2009

OK thanks, But I'm still not sure how that will help guarentee the shower arm will be vertical when tight?

How about if I put a fibre washer in there to pack it out a bit, would that be OK?

I need it tight because the shower head itself is movable, but the arm will need to be very solid, wont be able to get to it once the tiles are on.

seco services · 2 Jul 2009

you can use a fibre washer in the bottom of the wall plate

allfiredup · 2 Jul 2009

OK cool, I'll try the fibre washer with shed loads of PTFE or gas stuff if I can get some.

So there is no advantage using some kind of setting compound?

sooey · 2 Jul 2009

You could use red hermetite, but you'd have problems removing it in the future. And you might look like you've been tango'd when you come out of the shower.

allfiredup · 2 Jul 2009

Could I use blue loctite threadlock? Or is that far too amatureish?

Still with a fibre washer and should I still use PTFE?

glasgowgas · 2 Jul 2009

boss white and hemp

get it done!!!!!!!!!!!

gas4you · 2 Jul 2009

Use a standard rubber washer, you wont have to over tighten it then.

allfiredup · 2 Jul 2009

glasgowgas said:
boss white and hemp

get it done!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah I did look at the boss white, the problem is it doesn't say it sets hard, which is what I want.

Does boss white set hard and will it stop my shower arm from being able to be moved?

RE rubber washer, I want it very tight so that the arm doesn't move when the head gets moved/tilted.

glasgowgas · 2 Jul 2009

boss white and hemp

once its on the threads you could move head 1/4 turn left or right

and it wont leak

allfiredup · 2 Jul 2009

glasgowgas said:
boss white and hemp

once its on the threads you could move head 1/4 turn left or right

and it wont leak

Umm sorry I'm not sure you know what I mean.

I dont want the shower arm to move at all, I want it screwed in tight so it wont move. This is one of those fixed shower heads that stick out about 18 inches from the wall. It is also only about 2 inches from the ceiling.

The shower head itself has a pivoting joint for movement so thats ok.

kirkgas · 2 Jul 2009

allfiredup said:
glasgowgas said:

boss white and hemp

once its on the threads you could move head 1/4 turn left or right

and it wont leak

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Umm sorry I'm not sure you know what I mean.

I dont want the shower arm to move at all, I want it screwed in tight so it wont move. This is one of those fixed shower heads that stick out about 18 inches from the wall. It is also only about 2 inches from the ceiling.

The shower head itself has a pivoting joint for movement so thats ok.

glasgowgas means when you put boss white & hemp on it you tighten it until it is tight and if slightly out of line you can move it back till it is line and it wont leak

allfiredup · 2 Jul 2009

kirkgas said:
allfiredup said:

glasgowgas said:

boss white and hemp

once its on the threads you could move head 1/4 turn left or right

and it wont leak

Click to expand...

Umm sorry I'm not sure you know what I mean.

I dont want the shower arm to move at all, I want it screwed in tight so it wont move. This is one of those fixed shower heads that stick out about 18 inches from the wall. It is also only about 2 inches from the ceiling.

The shower head itself has a pivoting joint for movement so thats ok.

Click to expand...

glasgowgas means when you put boss white & hemp on it you tighten it until it is tight and if slightly out of line you can move it back till it is line and it wont leak

Thats what I thought.

But that will mean the arm is loose and will be moving everytime I repostition the head. I want the arm screwed in tight so it doesnt move.

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