Shower arm pointing up!

[OptimisticDIYer]

Hello,

First time poster, many time reader.

I'm installing a new shower, concealed thermostatic variety. I have a brass wall mounted elbow with a female 1/2 inch thread into which the shower arm screws.

Looks like one of these:
http://www.stevensonplumbing.co.uk/images/source/Plumbing/Outside_taps/15mm_BPE.JPG

Problem is, when I screw the arm in, the connector for the shower head points almost vertically up when it's tight. I can't tighten it any more, something will break. If I wind it back half a turn, it's way too lose and will leak. I can't change the angle of the elbow as the feed from the shower valve comes up from directly underneath.

I'm sure this can't be a difficult problem, but it's got me. Any advice great fully received.

Thanks

John

 

[St0rmer66]

Use some PTFE tape on the thread so that it'll get tight sooner. You'll need to be neat not to leave any exposed and it might take a few tries to get the right amount of PTFE on it (more wraps = tighter sooner) but it should work.

 

[OptimisticDIYer]

Just gave that a go, worked a treat. I knew there was a simple answer!

Many thanks St0rmer66.

Now onto my other problem, will start a new topic for that though.

 

[OptimisticDIYer]

Actually, now it think of it, this solves my other problem too. Wow, good old PTFE tape.

 

[St0rmer66]

HTH.

P.S. thanks button would be nice

 

[Jim Wojo]

I found that when I unscrewed the pipe, connected to the back of the showerhead, which has a male thread on both ends - and then flipped it and screwed the other end into the wall that the showerhead then screwed on properly and tightened facing down.

 

[AGAS]

lost me on that one