New Tile - Tub Spout Won't Thread On
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Jadnashua
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Do you have access to the back side of the wall? Depending on the size of the hole, you might be able to tweak things from the front, but it sounds like you will need to replace the fitting with a piece of pipe and then reinstall the threaded fitting. It's unlikely that you could add a coupler and a new fitting. How much more length do you need?
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Thanks for responding. No I don't have access to the back. I need 1/2"
Does anyone think a female/male coupler, if there is such a thing, and if this idea is feasible, would work? If not is soldering difficult to do. Thanks for any more thoughts or comments.
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Thanks for responding. No I don't have access to the back. I need 1/2"
Does anyone think a female/male coupler, if there is such a thing, and if this idea is feasible, would work? If not is soldering difficult to do. Thanks for any more thoughts or comments.
TheZster
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Time to learn to sweat fittings... it's not difficult, not at all... and will require about $20 in materials/equipment for this small job. Oops, add another $9.95 for a plumbing book to learn how to do it.... Practice on a couple of pieces of scrap pipe before hitting the "real thing"...
It's nice learning new skills... that you can use another day in the future... and beats calling a plumber to do it for you at $100... +++
It's nice learning new skills... that you can use another day in the future... and beats calling a plumber to do it for you at $100... +++
Jimbo
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Is the tub out for your spout a threaded brass nipple? If so, unscrew it and get a longer one.
Delta Faucet RP5834 1/2" CHROME TUB SPOUT, 5-5/8" x 2-1/2"
Delta Faucet RP5834 1/2" CHROME TUB SPOUT, 5-5/8" x 2-1/2"
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SewerRatz
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If you could post a pic it will make giving suggestions easer.
TedL
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I would cut the existing tubing coming from the wall and use a piece of repair tubing (which fits outside the standard tubing) to extend the length, sweating in place.
There is an easy way out if you don't want to learn how to sweat (sweating is much easier than tiling). There are spouts in hardware stores and big boxes that slip over a 1/2" copper stub, sealing with an o-ring and retaining with a set screw. This would only require a neat (not ragged) cut off of the male adapter. Length would not require any precision measuring either.
Your choice.
There is an easy way out if you don't want to learn how to sweat (sweating is much easier than tiling). There are spouts in hardware stores and big boxes that slip over a 1/2" copper stub, sealing with an o-ring and retaining with a set screw. This would only require a neat (not ragged) cut off of the male adapter. Length would not require any precision measuring either.
Your choice.
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There are several ways to correct it, ranging from several different types of spouts to cutting that copper tube off, then using a coupling and new piece to fit. But the easiest way for you would be to remove that adapter, get a solder coupling and a malex"copper/street" adapter which slips into it. That would make up your 1/2" difference. Check the actual dimension before soldering it together and either cut off the copper or slide the adapter out to make it correct.
There are several ways to correct it, ranging from several different types of spouts to cutting that copper tube off, then using a coupling and new piece to fit. But the easiest way for you would be to remove that adapter, get a solder coupling and a malex"copper/street" adapter which slips into it. That would make up your 1/2" difference. Check the actual dimension before soldering it together and either cut off the copper or slide the adapter out to make it correct.
SewerRatz
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You can remove that male adapter off the end of the copper and get a new tub spout that slips onto the copper pipe and secures with a set screw. also they make a screw on one that is adjustable. Thing with the adjustable one is you still may have to shorten your length of copper coming out of the wall and solder on the male adapter. I would go with the slip on tub spout.
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