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Help or Advise need - Plumbing novice but DIY savey
Had problems with the thermostat on my old shower mixer valve bar. Bought a new one yesterday but when taking it off the old one the Compression unit (sorry of I am not using correct terminology) came out too. See pics.
Having done some overnight homework (you tube) I went out and bought new olives and PTFE tape but the issue is that I can't access the female end of the unit to hold it in place when tightening it up so unit doesn't compress to pipe and just pulls out.
I don't mind getting a tradesman in but really really don't want to have to rip tiles off to do it!
As you will see from the pics an option could be to Gripfill inside the hole and then slide the compression unit with both sections and new olive inside onto the pipe (loses) and hope the female section drys and stays in place and then tighten it up. I have tried sliding the unit on a piece of copper pipe I had and tightening and it seemed to work.
Hope you follow the ramblings of a frustrated and beaten man!
Any ideas thoughts welcome.
Thanks
Had problems with the thermostat on my old shower mixer valve bar. Bought a new one yesterday but when taking it off the old one the Compression unit (sorry of I am not using correct terminology) came out too. See pics.
Having done some overnight homework (you tube) I went out and bought new olives and PTFE tape but the issue is that I can't access the female end of the unit to hold it in place when tightening it up so unit doesn't compress to pipe and just pulls out.
I don't mind getting a tradesman in but really really don't want to have to rip tiles off to do it!
As you will see from the pics an option could be to Gripfill inside the hole and then slide the compression unit with both sections and new olive inside onto the pipe (loses) and hope the female section drys and stays in place and then tighten it up. I have tried sliding the unit on a piece of copper pipe I had and tightening and it seemed to work.
Hope you follow the ramblings of a frustrated and beaten man!
Any ideas thoughts welcome.
Thanks