bronzefury
New Member
Hi,
I'm trying to redo my shower and replace a three-handled diverter tub and shower faucet. Since there is no tub, I'm only going to use the hot and cold water handles. The diverter handle will not be installed and I plan to set the diverter to point at using the shower all the time and leave it that way even after the tile wall/waterproof backer board is installed.
The problem that I'm running into is that the hot and cold water supply lines are not straight and vertical. Instead, they come out of the concrete floor then make their way to the old shower faucet at an uneven, slanted fashion. Please see attached image. On the way from the floor to the old shower, there are slight curves.
I've built a mounting board that holds the shower faucet. New copper pipe will be 1/2" type L and they will attach to the bottom new shower faucet using threads reinforced with plumbers tape and pipe dope. My goal is to ensure that they connect to the faucet completely vertical.
Then, I was going to using a coupling fitting to attach the new copper pipe to the original supply lines.
My question is, how do I connect vertical pipe from the new shower faucet to the unevenly slanted pipes?
I think my options are:
1. Try to bend the original supply lines to try and align with the new pipe, I might compromise the integrity of the original supply lines. And, I can't seem to find a 1/2" copper pipe bender in either Lowe's or Home Depot.
2. Bend the new pipe coming from the shower faucet to align to the original supply line, that might be tough since I don't think 1/2" type L is meant to be bent. And, I can't seem to find a 1/2" copper pipe bender in either Lowe's or Home Depot.
3. Put right angle fittings on the original supply line and try to make the pipe line up to the new vertical pipes - but, the issue is, the original supply lines are still slanted.
I'm sure people have installed new shower faucets in this kind of scenario but I couldn't find out how anywhere on the internet. I'm hoping I'll get some good suggestions.
Thanks,
bronzefury
P.S. I think this is probably the best forum I've ever followed on plumbing. So, much great tips and advice.
I'm trying to redo my shower and replace a three-handled diverter tub and shower faucet. Since there is no tub, I'm only going to use the hot and cold water handles. The diverter handle will not be installed and I plan to set the diverter to point at using the shower all the time and leave it that way even after the tile wall/waterproof backer board is installed.
The problem that I'm running into is that the hot and cold water supply lines are not straight and vertical. Instead, they come out of the concrete floor then make their way to the old shower faucet at an uneven, slanted fashion. Please see attached image. On the way from the floor to the old shower, there are slight curves.
I've built a mounting board that holds the shower faucet. New copper pipe will be 1/2" type L and they will attach to the bottom new shower faucet using threads reinforced with plumbers tape and pipe dope. My goal is to ensure that they connect to the faucet completely vertical.
Then, I was going to using a coupling fitting to attach the new copper pipe to the original supply lines.
My question is, how do I connect vertical pipe from the new shower faucet to the unevenly slanted pipes?
I think my options are:
1. Try to bend the original supply lines to try and align with the new pipe, I might compromise the integrity of the original supply lines. And, I can't seem to find a 1/2" copper pipe bender in either Lowe's or Home Depot.
2. Bend the new pipe coming from the shower faucet to align to the original supply line, that might be tough since I don't think 1/2" type L is meant to be bent. And, I can't seem to find a 1/2" copper pipe bender in either Lowe's or Home Depot.
3. Put right angle fittings on the original supply line and try to make the pipe line up to the new vertical pipes - but, the issue is, the original supply lines are still slanted.
I'm sure people have installed new shower faucets in this kind of scenario but I couldn't find out how anywhere on the internet. I'm hoping I'll get some good suggestions.
Thanks,
bronzefury
P.S. I think this is probably the best forum I've ever followed on plumbing. So, much great tips and advice.