gadgetnut
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Hello, all. I have an Ove Decors Athena freestanding tub faucet with diverter controlled hand spray shower. I detached the hand shower from the faucet body for maintenance. When I went to reattach the hand shower the fitting the spray hose attaches to separated from the faucet body (see attachments.) I don't see any threads or pins to secure the reattachment of the this fitting to the faucet body. There are a couple "O" rings but it almost looks like a friction fit. The manufacturer is suggesting I purchase an entire new faucet in order to reattach the hand spray which is prohibitively expensive and seems unnecessary.
The hand spray does not shut off at the end of the hose, so this fitting doesn't need to hold back full water pressure in the hose- it just needs to not leak when water is briefly diverted through the handheld hose and out the sprayer. Could I somehow glue or epoxy the fitting back on? Thank you very much for your help!
The hand spray does not shut off at the end of the hose, so this fitting doesn't need to hold back full water pressure in the hose- it just needs to not leak when water is briefly diverted through the handheld hose and out the sprayer. Could I somehow glue or epoxy the fitting back on? Thank you very much for your help!