Hi All,
I decided to replace my electric shower and thought it would be a simple case of removing the old unit and installing the new one. I switched of the power and the water supply and began dismantling the unit. Everything is straight forward except for the end of the plastic water supply pipe that connects to the water inlet on the shower unit. These two points are joined together by a brass assembly that looks like a short piece of pipe 10cm in length with 2 large brass nuts 4cm wide near either end. The nuts themselves do not appear to be functional but I can’t move them despite using a spanner. It would seem that the only way to remove the old unit is to saw it off from the plastic pipe at the bottom of the brass assembly.
Is that my solution or am I missing the obvious and if I do saw it off what’s the correct procedure for bridging the gap between the pipe and the water inlet on the new shower unit.
Any practicle DIY advice welcome.
Cheers
Jim
I decided to replace my electric shower and thought it would be a simple case of removing the old unit and installing the new one. I switched of the power and the water supply and began dismantling the unit. Everything is straight forward except for the end of the plastic water supply pipe that connects to the water inlet on the shower unit. These two points are joined together by a brass assembly that looks like a short piece of pipe 10cm in length with 2 large brass nuts 4cm wide near either end. The nuts themselves do not appear to be functional but I can’t move them despite using a spanner. It would seem that the only way to remove the old unit is to saw it off from the plastic pipe at the bottom of the brass assembly.
Is that my solution or am I missing the obvious and if I do saw it off what’s the correct procedure for bridging the gap between the pipe and the water inlet on the new shower unit.
Any practicle DIY advice welcome.
Cheers
Jim