ShannonT
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I am installing the trim for my new shower and I have a leak in the wall.
I put teflon tape on the threads and screwed the shower head arm into the plumbing. The first sign of trouble is when I can't turn the arm any more and it is pointed straight up. So I take it off, put new teflon tape on and stop screwing it in when it is pointing downward. I install the shower head and the arm wants to move. I just know there is going to be trouble so I take of the trim around the handle and sure enough, when you turn on the water it is dripping from above.
In a desperate attempt to tighten the arm I got out the locking wrench and a thick towel to prevent marring to see if I could tighten the arm one more turn. I got it to turn an additional quarter turn and scratched the arm in the process.
Now what do I do? It has been a year of remodeling this bathroom and I so want finish this project.
I put teflon tape on the threads and screwed the shower head arm into the plumbing. The first sign of trouble is when I can't turn the arm any more and it is pointed straight up. So I take it off, put new teflon tape on and stop screwing it in when it is pointing downward. I install the shower head and the arm wants to move. I just know there is going to be trouble so I take of the trim around the handle and sure enough, when you turn on the water it is dripping from above.
In a desperate attempt to tighten the arm I got out the locking wrench and a thick towel to prevent marring to see if I could tighten the arm one more turn. I got it to turn an additional quarter turn and scratched the arm in the process.
Now what do I do? It has been a year of remodeling this bathroom and I so want finish this project.