The Old and Rugged House
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Hey everybody. I have a Randolph Morris clawfoot tub faucet which I have attempted to install on my clawfoot tub. It is a real nice piece but I'm working with a couple of alternate parts and I wonder if that is what's going wrong right now. I will attempt to explain.
The faucet attaches to the wall of the tub through the 3 3/8" spaced ports and threaded 3/4" hook up nipples of the mount couplers project through and are secured with threaded washers. The hook up nipples are then capped with riser nuts. It looks as if these are meant to connect to the supply lines via some sort of compression piece. That's all there was to the set in terms of connecting to supply lines.
The local plumbing supply house is closed right now but the guy at Lowe's suggested a 3/4 - 1/2 reducing coupling and a short 1/2 nipple. I assembled these pieces with white teflon tape and tightened it all. Turned on the supply lines and found the coupling connections leaking significantly. Can anyone help me troubleshoot this? I can send pics.
Many thanks
D
The faucet attaches to the wall of the tub through the 3 3/8" spaced ports and threaded 3/4" hook up nipples of the mount couplers project through and are secured with threaded washers. The hook up nipples are then capped with riser nuts. It looks as if these are meant to connect to the supply lines via some sort of compression piece. That's all there was to the set in terms of connecting to supply lines.
The local plumbing supply house is closed right now but the guy at Lowe's suggested a 3/4 - 1/2 reducing coupling and a short 1/2 nipple. I assembled these pieces with white teflon tape and tightened it all. Turned on the supply lines and found the coupling connections leaking significantly. Can anyone help me troubleshoot this? I can send pics.
Many thanks
D