I am fitting my bathroom and have an issue with the shower elbow. The feed to the elbow is a 15mm female 90 degree connector screwed in place behind the wall. The pipe was pushed right up against the Marmox backing board to allow easy installation, however my tiler has done a great job, and has squared off the wall meaning that the tile is now further proud of the wall than I intended.
This means that my shower hose elbow only has 2-3 turns before becoming lodged. My concern is that this will not be enough to guarantee a tight seal. What are my options?
1. Lots of PTFE on the thread and hope for the best.
2. Some form of sealing compound on the thread? (is there even such a thing?)
3. Try to dislodge the wood securing the elbow behind and then put in some kind of extension (I would need to push the elbow back a good 50mm I guess which may just be possible).
4. Other ideas?
Photos on their way!
This means that my shower hose elbow only has 2-3 turns before becoming lodged. My concern is that this will not be enough to guarantee a tight seal. What are my options?
1. Lots of PTFE on the thread and hope for the best.
2. Some form of sealing compound on the thread? (is there even such a thing?)
3. Try to dislodge the wood securing the elbow behind and then put in some kind of extension (I would need to push the elbow back a good 50mm I guess which may just be possible).
4. Other ideas?
Photos on their way!