Shower outlet plate bodge

[msgj]

This is the outlet pipe to our shower from a concealed thermostatic valve. We've put up with this for about 10 years!

For some reason there is a flexible hose, so no mechanical fixing for the outlet plate. The plumber filled it with silicon but it came obviously loose, nothing to grip on.

Really want to sort this out properly. Any suggestions please?

 

[terryplumb]

Unless you have access from behind the tiled wall,your a bit snookered ,and are stuck with what you have ,which is very poor installation.

 

[msgj]

Yeah I have no access behind the tiles. Pity because the rest of the job was done to perfection!

 

[FiremanT]

They are a pain.I am gas, not a plumber, but fitted one in my own house last year.

I honestly don’t know how you are supposed to fit them - I used a back plate elbow, then screwed the outlet in . But getting every tight and the correct orientation is a mission.

Tge better idea would be the flex connection, a backplate screwed to the wall, with a shroud to cover the screws.

 

[foxhole]

You could cut out large enough hole to fit an elbow and then cover with chrome plate with hole to accommodate a proper outlet.

 

[FiremanT]

You could cut out large enough hole to fit an elbow and then cover with chrome plate with hole to accommodate a proper outlet.

You mean the chrome plate that comes with the kit as standard?

 

[foxhole]

You mean the chrome plate that comes with the kit as standard?

No, would need to be oversize plate .

 

[CBW]

Drill a couple of holes into the plate and secure using stainless steel screws?

 

[foxhole]

Drill a couple of holes into the plate and secure using stainless steel screws?

Cover plate just gets siliconed over the mount.

 

[BlueLoo]

I'd look for a proper bulkhead or:

Carefully drill two holes diametrically opposite in it. (the plate)
Using a flat rubber gasket to seal the plate,
Drill the tile using a tile drill
Screw it all up either into the backwall, or, if not substantial enough, fation a wooden batten to sit on the back (you can secure this with no-nails).

 

[FiremanT]

No, would need to be oversize plate .

Yes, that is what I meant. But nothing is supplied, and an ad hoc plkate may look naff. I just think it should be "standard", and wonder how regular installers cope with them

 

[denso13]

Drill a couple of holes into the plate and secure using stainless steel screws?

+1 for this, even one screw in each corner.

 

[msgj]

Thanks to everyone for their advice. I followed most of the suggestions above, and I'm pretty pleased with the result. I cut two strips of wood and fitted them on the back of the hole using no more nails.

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• msgj
• 3 Jan 2022

Then I drilled two holes in the outlet plate:

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• msgj
• 3 Jan 2022

Finished job:

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• msgj
• 3 Jan 2022

I decided to use clear silicone to seal instead of the rubber gasket that someone suggested. I just need to find some stainless steel screws which look a bit better (mirror screws perhaps?)

 

[SFK]

How about some dome head stainless steel screws

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=dome+head+stainless

 

[BlueLoo]

Looks great.