Hello all, a diyer here at the tail end of a bathroom remodel.
The problem I'm having right now is with attaching my tub spout. The threaded nipple extends 1 5/8 inches from the finished wall. The very end of the threads in the spout end at 1 3/4 inches.
Right now, without any thread tape, I can't get the spout to go more then about half way onto the nipple and I've tried cranking the thing to the point that I was afraid I might actually bend the pipe...
I'm not really sure what exactly I can do about this problem - there's no way that I can see to decrease the length of the nipple from the finished wall and I very very very much do not want to have to remove a tile as that's been set up now for a few weeks at this point (grouted and sealed and etc.).
The spout came with an escutcheon that would push it an extra 1/4'' out from the finished wall. I'm tempted to take my recipe and nip off a 1/4'' from the end of the threaded nipple....How bad of an idea is that....?
help greatly appreciated!!
The problem I'm having right now is with attaching my tub spout. The threaded nipple extends 1 5/8 inches from the finished wall. The very end of the threads in the spout end at 1 3/4 inches.
Right now, without any thread tape, I can't get the spout to go more then about half way onto the nipple and I've tried cranking the thing to the point that I was afraid I might actually bend the pipe...
I'm not really sure what exactly I can do about this problem - there's no way that I can see to decrease the length of the nipple from the finished wall and I very very very much do not want to have to remove a tile as that's been set up now for a few weeks at this point (grouted and sealed and etc.).
The spout came with an escutcheon that would push it an extra 1/4'' out from the finished wall. I'm tempted to take my recipe and nip off a 1/4'' from the end of the threaded nipple....How bad of an idea is that....?
help greatly appreciated!!