Justin83
New Member
Hi, folks.
You've been a huge help in my previous questions and I'm hoping you guys and gals can set my mind at ease with these next few. These are in regard to a new shower diverter and handle/escutcheon that I just put in.
1. The top of the diverter sits fairly tight and flush against the shower wall, but the sides and bottom do not. I'd say there is about an 1/8 inch gap between the bottom of the diverter and the wall. If I caulk all the way around leaving the bottom opened, is that gap acceptable? I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but it's no different. Seems like the copper nipple is angled up slightly. Someone I talked to mentioned trying to bend the nipple down ever so slightly to allow the whole diverter to sit flush against the wall. Thoughts on this or other ideas?
2. The back of the escutcheon has a bead of sticky foam around the hole that fits over the stop tube. I noticed when taking it out of the box that one side of that tape was bent and kinked over. I flattened it as best I could and tightened the escutcheon screws. Is this the only thing preventing water from getting around the stop tube and behind my wall? If so, would you think I'm still ok even with the small kink in the sticky tape?
As always, thanks for all the advice and ideas!
Justin
You've been a huge help in my previous questions and I'm hoping you guys and gals can set my mind at ease with these next few. These are in regard to a new shower diverter and handle/escutcheon that I just put in.
1. The top of the diverter sits fairly tight and flush against the shower wall, but the sides and bottom do not. I'd say there is about an 1/8 inch gap between the bottom of the diverter and the wall. If I caulk all the way around leaving the bottom opened, is that gap acceptable? I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but it's no different. Seems like the copper nipple is angled up slightly. Someone I talked to mentioned trying to bend the nipple down ever so slightly to allow the whole diverter to sit flush against the wall. Thoughts on this or other ideas?
2. The back of the escutcheon has a bead of sticky foam around the hole that fits over the stop tube. I noticed when taking it out of the box that one side of that tape was bent and kinked over. I flattened it as best I could and tightened the escutcheon screws. Is this the only thing preventing water from getting around the stop tube and behind my wall? If so, would you think I'm still ok even with the small kink in the sticky tape?
As always, thanks for all the advice and ideas!
Justin