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Shower Head Pipe - A question Peter 12-19-2007
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Posted by Peter on December 19, 2007, 5:55 pm

The house is about 35 years old... and the shower heads require replacement.
The pipe
comng out of the wall does not have a threaded end but ends directly in the
round knob
that the shower head covers.

Two questions...

Is there a retrofit kit that would allow me to cut off the pipe extending from
the wall
and convert it into a threaded end in order to install a new aftermarket shower
head ??

Can it be assumed due to the age of the house and type of pipe, that this has
been
soldered into the feed pipe inside the wall cavity or are all types of pipe
threaded.
And if threaded, what are the chances of unscrewing this from the wall and
getting
it out in one piece so a replacement can be installed??

I hate to create more work for myself,, and 35 year old plumbing doesn't like
to be
messed with.

Any suggestions are appreciated !!!

Thanks in advance !!

Peter

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Posted by Oren on December 19, 2007, 6:31 pm

>
>The house is about 35 years old... and the shower heads require replacement.
The pipe
>comng out of the wall does not have a threaded end but ends directly in the
round knob
>that the shower head covers.

Does the "round knob" have two flat sides on the collar to fit an
adjustable wrench on it?


>
>Two questions...
>
>Is there a retrofit kit that would allow me to cut off the pipe extending from
the wall
>and convert it into a threaded end in order to install a new aftermarket shower
head ??
>
>Can it be assumed due to the age of the house and type of pipe, that this has
been
>soldered into the feed pipe inside the wall cavity or are all types of pipe
threaded.
>And if threaded, what are the chances of unscrewing this from the wall and
getting
>it out in one piece so a replacement can be installed??
>
>I hate to create more work for myself,, and 35 year old plumbing doesn't like
to be
>messed with.
>
>Any suggestions are appreciated !!!
>
>Thanks in advance !!
>
>Peter

Posted by Peter on December 19, 2007, 6:52 pm

>
>>
>>The house is about 35 years old... and the shower heads require replacement.
The pipe
>>comng out of the wall does not have a threaded end but ends directly in the
round knob
>>that the shower head covers.
>
>Does the "round knob" have two flat sides on the collar to fit an
>adjustable wrench on it?
>
>

No. It's completely round.

Posted by CJT on December 19, 2007, 9:36 pm
Peter wrote:

> The house is about 35 years old... and the shower heads require replacement.
The pipe
> comng out of the wall does not have a threaded end but ends directly in the
round knob
> that the shower head covers.
>
> Two questions...
>
> Is there a retrofit kit that would allow me to cut off the pipe extending from
the wall
> and convert it into a threaded end in order to install a new aftermarket
shower head ??
>
> Can it be assumed due to the age of the house and type of pipe, that this
has been
> soldered into the feed pipe inside the wall cavity or are all types of pipe
threaded.


In my circa 1981 house, the same situation existed. The pipe was
threaded on the other end and easily replaced with a new one that
had threads to accommodate a variety of shower heads.

YMMV.

> And if threaded, what are the chances of unscrewing this from the wall and
getting
> it out in one piece so a replacement can be installed??

It wasn't that hard in my case. Again, though, YMMV.

>
> I hate to create more work for myself,, and 35 year old plumbing doesn't
like to be
> messed with.
>
> Any suggestions are appreciated !!!
>
> Thanks in advance !!
>
> Peter


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Posted by John Keiser on December 19, 2007, 10:43 pm
I had the same issue and forcibly unscrewing the shower arm caused the
threaded end to break in the fitting. I had to use an internal extractor to
remove the broken stub in order to be able to install a new shower arm.
You may be luckier but I don't think you would likely need to open the wall.
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