Wall plates extention

steq184 · 16 Jul 2011

I am in the process of fitting a power shower, I am using wall plates for the 2 shower attachments, can anyone tell me if I can get an extention to fit into these wall plates to bring the thread closer to the surface?
If so what are they called?
Thankyou in advance

seco services · 16 Jul 2011

What are you trying to achieve ?

steq184 · 16 Jul 2011

I have chased out walls for the valve and pipes, the handheld shower rose fitting that screws into one of the wall plates does not have a very long thread so need an extention to get the wall plate thread closer to the surface as there is 12mm tile going over it.
Just typing this out i realise that I can bring them closer to the surface by using longer screws and putting wood behind them as a spacer.
Would be good to know though if a extention did exist in case my idea doesn't work

seco services · 16 Jul 2011

You can use a 15mm x 1/2" female coupler.
just take the nut off and screw that in the wall plate.

muggles · 16 Jul 2011

Or alternatively, set the wall bracked the correct depth in the wall to begin with, then you won't need to extend it later...

Charnwood · 17 Jul 2011

Some merchants keep 1/2" MxF brass tap extensions. Same principal as Seco's suggestion.....without the waste.

Nige F · 17 Jul 2011

A spare nut+ olive is never wasted

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