Hello all,
Need opinions/expertise on this. I'm at a crossroads here. I was going to plumb a diverter valve in my shower and attach a hand held shower slider bar in my shower stall in addition to the regular shower head. With Grohe valves/parts this addition was going to add $700+ to the overall cost.
I figured the hand held would be great for cleaning the shower stall and if our little one used our shower the adjustability would work for her.
Then, I thought I could save money by attaching a diverter valve at the shower head and use a cheapo hand held only when need to clean etc. Right now in my rough in, I have the shower head arm attached and the threads are covered with Harvey's TFE paste. The joint fitting is screwed to a 2x4 crossmember. Is TFE the way to go right here. I suppose it's either TFE or tape right?
Any problems down the road with attaching or unattaching a hand held shower to a diverter valve and tugging that joint around with the use of it? I worry about leaks once installed behind the tiled wall.
thanks,
Doug
Need opinions/expertise on this. I'm at a crossroads here. I was going to plumb a diverter valve in my shower and attach a hand held shower slider bar in my shower stall in addition to the regular shower head. With Grohe valves/parts this addition was going to add $700+ to the overall cost.
I figured the hand held would be great for cleaning the shower stall and if our little one used our shower the adjustability would work for her.
Then, I thought I could save money by attaching a diverter valve at the shower head and use a cheapo hand held only when need to clean etc. Right now in my rough in, I have the shower head arm attached and the threads are covered with Harvey's TFE paste. The joint fitting is screwed to a 2x4 crossmember. Is TFE the way to go right here. I suppose it's either TFE or tape right?
Any problems down the road with attaching or unattaching a hand held shower to a diverter valve and tugging that joint around with the use of it? I worry about leaks once installed behind the tiled wall.
thanks,
Doug