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Originally Posted by erick
Moved into new place - about two years old. Want to replace showerhead. Put big shifter on it last night and..... won't move. No hint of it turning. All that is happening is the pipe is flexing/bending behind the tiles  It is so firm you'd think it was on with loctite! But surely it is just teflon tape?
OK, what do I have to do. What is the trick? I was thinking of differential expansion - have the head full of cold water then pour hot water over the outside of the head? What about trying to get some WD40 into the threads?
SWMBO is losing confidence in my handyman skills!
Many thanks in advance.  |
Give it blast with WD40 and let it soak in overnight that might dissolve the corrosion making it grip.
Failing that , I've had a similar problem several years ago with sink taps in my bathroom , give it a bit of heat from a small portaflame to get everything moving and try to shift it while hot.
If that don't work - you might need to get a friendly plumber in - you definitely don't want to have the pipes or welds or solders to fracture inside the wall - that would be very bad news and an expensive fix.
PS : V.IMPORTANT : before you do anything else - Check with the insurance company and if you haven't got accidential damage cover , add it, then if you bust the pipe or wall "accidentially" you will be covered and get most your costs back for the repairs.
Check with the insurer to see where you stand (anominously).