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Leaking at the base of the tub spout so removed the current plastic spout adapter and found a dent and hole where the set screw pushes into the copper pipe. Leaks most when the shower diverter is on, no leaks when water is off.
Unfortunately, tiling our other shower so today's leak means no showers at home tomorrow - I'll using the gym shower which is fine for me, my wife is not happy about it.
I believe this leaves me with a few options, I'm leaning toward the second:
Thanks for the quick replies, hoping I can get this done tomorrow after work!
Unfortunately, tiling our other shower so today's leak means no showers at home tomorrow - I'll using the gym shower which is fine for me, my wife is not happy about it.
I believe this leaves me with a few options, I'm leaning toward the second:
- Open the wall and replace the pipe at the valve. Time consuming, likely break tiles that I don't have replacements for, least preferred option.
- Cut the pipe back nearly to the level of the tile and sweat on a coupling to a new, longer piece of copper pipe. Sweat on a male threaded copper adapter to the pipe that the current spout can screw into directly.
- Issues with using a spout that came on a plastic adapter with threaded copper pipe instead?
- I'm not sure that's a good idea - is a threaded copper nipple appropriate for this application? Assuming it is okay, then:
- What's the best way to be sure to accurately cut the pipe so the threads will align the spout to the tile wall?
- I'll need a 1/2" copper coupling with a stop, a 1/2" copper male threaded adapter, and 1/2" copper pipe about 6" long, correct?
- Cut the pipe back nearly to the wall, the sweat on a brass Delta sweat-on adapter. But that means buying the part and a delta spout with the adapter while I already have a good spout I bought recently and like to looks of.
Thanks for the quick replies, hoping I can get this done tomorrow after work!
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