We recently did a remodel, and I inserted the new angled pipe into the wall for the shower Head. But when the pipe is tightened to tight, it is facing up toward the ceiling, instead of down into the shower. I tried adding extra wraps of teflon tape, but it still tightens up at about the same angle, facing up! The pipe is bright (gold-like finish) brass, and it is going into a Cast iron female thread in the wall. Any looser and it leaks. Scared to go any tighter, I'm afraid will rip the pipe mountings off in the wall.
Do I have to find another short showerhead angle pipe with the thread starting at 180 degrees to the one I have?
Do I have to find another short showerhead angle pipe with the thread starting at 180 degrees to the one I have?