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John
 
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Default Securing shower arm/head to wall

I have an interesting situation with a shower kit I`ve just bought. The
shower can be seen he
http://www.hudsonreed.co.uk/loadbuy5...7/sh/sh04.html

The shower valve itself is easy to fit to the wall (has holes for screwing
to wall).
The shower arm and head on the other hand could be a problem as they are
quite heavy (and would be more so with water in them).
The kit comes with a 15mm to 1/2 inch compression elbow. which connects the
1/2 inch shower arm to 15mm copper which would run to the valve (inside a
stud wall).
What I can`t figure out is how to secure the shower arm to the wall. If I
just used the elbow without any other fixing surely the arm would flop
hopelessly towards the floor because of the weight.
I had thought about using a wall plate adaptor (like the type used for
garden taps):
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...39626&id=17416 and a 1/2 inch
straight compression coupler to join to the shower arm.
This would provide more strength but I still don`t think this would be
enough to hold the shower arm horizontally without gravity taking hold.
How have others tackled this problem? - even the manufacturer can`t help!

John