Goedjn wrote:

(1) Take a dremel tool to one of your spares, and grind a bit to
fit,

The Torx worked, no grinding required.

(2) Next time, turn the water off in the basement, and you'll
be able to turn the handle in any direction you want.

Didn't want to, have to go out to the pumphouse. What i did do, slipped
a length of bicycle inner tube over the pipe, showerhead was removed
already. Water ran harmlessly down the drain.

(3) Check to see if any of your hex bits are metric.

Yep, the shiny ones are metric and the black ones are standard in some
sets. Got lots but must have dropped that size somehow.

Radio Shack for the Palm? Tried them first, no help, sent me to a tool
supply place, sent me elsewhere, etc..

JohnK