rowinafour
Well-Known Member
Thank you. I am looking forward to staying busy even if it means sitting in my garage polishing tools for most of the day, with a smile on my face!
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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I don't know about sneeze, but it makes my eyes water, not to mention it hurts like hell.Why does pulling nose hairs out make you sneeze? Asking for a friend!
Looks awesome Frank.
Driving without a windshield to get gas was very entertaining .I had my own personal car show. Lots of cars with flashing red lights
Time for a toddy. I got the shower working. Strange, I had to cut the spout off because it was too long and it wouldn't thread onto the pipe. I test fit it and it was close to touching the shower wall. I pulled it off and put some thread sealant (not teflon tape) and when I screwed it on it was 3/4" from touching leaving a ugly gap and no way could I turn it another turn . WTF !!
Picture?
All the spouts nowdays are designed for a threaded stub 1/2" exposed. My old Delta had a 3 1/2" pipe exposed. I was afraid to try to unscrew the pipe from the valve in the wall.
Nope.
abdywgn
dismantler
after the test fit, did it unthread some of the nipple from inside the wall?
Hard to visualize what's going on.
I know. I am just frustrated.
not that I saw. if it did I could screw it back in when I screwed the spout back on.
abdywgn
dismantler
agree with what you are saying, me and plumbing, it would unthread, not screw back in and the threads would be rusted thru and leak...
Plumbing can be a *****.
put the pipe in
I pull it out again
My back is so sore
I can't work much more.
Laying pipe isn't always fun.
Wish I had an answer for you Mike.
put the pipe in
I pull it out again
My back is so sore
I can't work much more.
Laying pipe isn't always fun.
Wish I had an answer for you Mike.
I have a drain trap to replace in the basement tomorrow. 50 year old chrome split and leaks. It gets PVC.
Yes, sore back. I have one of those seats for the shower so I used that. That helps.
So if I understand correctly. You did a dry fit and it came close to the wall. You unscrewed it applied some kind of thread sealer and now it won't go in as far? What did you put on the threads.
Exactly, just some of that pipe thread sealant. Grey colored cream stuff out of a small squeeze tube.
I could see not getting a turn or two if I used teflon tape.
Might have got cross threaded.....
Cheers Mike but Damit was hoping it would work.
Worked today and then a city meeting at 7:00 been a busy day.
So far it works. It just looks like a hack.
I hate that... you'll get it where you want eventually
Sitting down for a minute finally. Fridge was down to one onion and a jar of martini olives.... so grocery shopping was mandatory. I like going late but.dont like that the meat and seafood counters are closed. I have enough to get through the week now.
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