Danny68 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 hours ago, ProDave said: Yes should be easy to cap that to test it. P.S it is handy having been doing plumbing for years and having a big box of assorted plumbing fittings (I never throw any away) so I can usually rummage in the box and cobble up something for most situations. That won't stop you buying another tin of glue the next time your in the plumbers merchants to go with the 5 you already got in your van 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, PeterW said: Shouldn't need that much unless it’s a poor quality brass fitting ..?? If you’re desperate you could always make them off with a smear of LSX too. Have you used a stem elbow into the shower fitting then once you’ve converted it to a Hep2O socket ..?? Roper Rhodes - so shouldn’t be cheap kak . Yep stem thingy fitting in the bsp to hep fitting . Think from memory ( I’m remembering well today ! ) it was you that pointed me towards these things some time ago . They are neat . But I can’t see how you dismantle a stem from a hep fitting as the dismantle key won’t fit in ! Edited August 4, 2020 by pocster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Thin screwdriver to depress the ring on the fitting works but my keys seem to be thinner than the one you have there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 29 minutes ago, pocster said: Well I clicked ‘next’ 28 times on your life story thread . Erm , not sure what I’m meant to be looking at . Brought back a nostalgic tear to my eye , the good old days before CV and brexit . When life was simpler and grout lines were uneven . It was where Nick was saying about numbers of turns of PTFE... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Onoff said: It was where Nick was saying about numbers of turns of PTFE... Ah ! I most of dozed off before I reached that bit . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wozza Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 (edited) Use Loctite 55 instead of PTFE - its a far better product. And as no one else has said it yet and have seen a few pics with them - Real Plumbers use end feed fittings................? - Apart from the chap who commisioned my UFH ? Edited August 4, 2020 by wozza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 2 hours ago, pocster said: I’ll order some 135 see if that helps Shower head can’t be ceiling mounted as ceiling on an incline Move the rainfall head round the corner so it's on the "gable end" wall, not the sloping wall, that will get it higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, ProDave said: Move the rainfall head round the corner so it's on the "gable end" wall, not the sloping wall, that will get it higher. Yeah I considered that . But won’t it look wrong ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 minute ago, pocster said: Yeah I considered that . But won’t it look wrong ?? We have the rainfall head half way along the "long" wall (of a 1200 my 900 shower) which happens to also be the one with the controls, and the riser half way along the short wall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, ProDave said: We have the rainfall head half way along the "long" wall (of a 1200 my 900 shower) which happens to also be the one with the controls, and the riser half way along the short wall. Fair enough . I guess my perception is it’s all on the same wall ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, pocster said: Fair enough . I guess my perception is it’s all on the same wall ... I’m considering this !! . The hand rail riser is in the centre of the wall on that side ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, pocster said: I’m considering this !! . The hand rail riser is in the centre of the wall on that side ? Yes, rainfall head in the centre of the 1200mm wall and riser in the centre of the 900mm wall (so hose outlet slightly off centre) Controls well to the right, so you can turn the shower on and not get your arm squirted by the initial cold water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, ProDave said: Yes, rainfall head in the centre of the 1200mm wall and riser in the centre of the 900mm wall (so hose outlet slightly off centre) Controls well to the right, so you can turn the shower on and not get your arm squirted by the initial cold water. My rainfall can’t be central on its wall - but I don’t think that will matter . My controls on the other wall are ‘offset’ to the right. If I move the hose outlet I could put my riser central . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 Nasty Cludge to get shower head fitting on other wall . Wall single stud and fitting needs to be recessed . Access from rear not possible . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 So ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) Shower head fixing has a ball joint so can tilt - this look ok ? Edited August 5, 2020 by pocster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 That looks a lot better. What is the height now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Mr Punter said: That looks a lot better. What is the height now? Floor to head approx 213cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 Only issue is to get the feed from the mixer to the shower head will require hep20 joints . I was trying to avoid using them to reduce the chance of leaks - though to date no hep2o fitting has ever leaked . So I guess shouldn’t worry about using them ( they will be inaccessible) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 My only hidden joints are behind the shower in a stud wall, no way to get round it in my case, but hep20 are the dogs bollocks ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Watch your lighting scheme with that sort of shower head... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, ProDave said: Watch your lighting scheme with that sort of shower head... If only he'd read this before fitting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Onoff said: If only he'd read this before fitting! B o l l o c k s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 Oh ffs ! Lost the grub screw !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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