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BR Plumber
Posted on 6/22/15 at 9:30 pm
Posted on 6/22/15 at 9:30 pm
Recommendations or maybe the board can help. Recently replaced a shower head in my guest bath of my home. Guest was taking a shower and wife noticed water coming out of wall where plumbing is located. I took off the panels and checked and it's leaking where the shower head arm meets the plumbing in the wall. I turned the arm again and tightened it, ran the water, and the leak is much less now but it is still dripping some. Do I need to load up the arm with some plumbers tape and put it back on tight or should I get a plumber out here tomorrow?
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Posted on 6/22/15 at 9:32 pm to couv1217
I would try to refit it before calling someone.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 2:58 am to couv1217
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load up the arm with some plumbers tape
Try this before you call a plumber. It's usually all it takes.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 6:16 am to couv1217
Teflon tape or pipe dope.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 6:27 am to couv1217
use this..Posted on 6/23/15 at 8:24 pm to rsbd
Update:
Wrapped that sucked good with the teflon tape and used some of the rectorseal and still have a "drip" leak. I mentioned it was hard to take off the old shower head and arm. Could I have cracked the piping? Anyone ever used Reliable Plumbing?
Wrapped that sucked good with the teflon tape and used some of the rectorseal and still have a "drip" leak. I mentioned it was hard to take off the old shower head and arm. Could I have cracked the piping? Anyone ever used Reliable Plumbing?
Posted on 6/23/15 at 8:33 pm to couv1217
I would buy a new shower arm < $10 retape, reinstall. If it's still leaking call a plumber.
Central Plumbing is the only one I've ever used because my BILs dad was one of the higher ups.
Central Plumbing is the only one I've ever used because my BILs dad was one of the higher ups.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 8:46 pm to Citica8
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I would buy a new shower arm
Good call. Will check into that tomorrow.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 8:54 pm to couv1217
Same shower arm as the old one or a new one that came with the head?
Either way checking that before trying a plumber will cover the call out price 7-8 times over.
Either way checking that before trying a plumber will cover the call out price 7-8 times over.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 9:01 pm to couv1217
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BR Plumber
Ronnie Marino Plumbing, ask for Carl Saucier or Custom Plumbing, ask for Brian Leger.
Posted on 6/23/15 at 9:07 pm to Will Cover
Reliable wanted $2400 for a job the other week that I got done for $450.
Dont guess they needed the job
Dont guess they needed the job
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