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Shower mixer hose outlet bent out of shape.
The bit where you screw the shower hose onto the shower mixer is damaged and leaks water. I have had some success with lots of ptfe tape but it doesn't seem to last.
Is this a job for epoxy putty or is there something else? |
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Shower mixer hose outlet bent out of shape.
Rednadnerb wrote:
The bit where you screw the shower hose onto the shower mixer is damaged and leaks water. I have had some success with lots of ptfe tape but it doesn't seem to last. Is this a job for epoxy putty or is there something else? New washer/O ring. Clean the sufaces before sticking the rubber in. |
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Shower mixer hose outlet bent out of shape.
Rednadnerb wrote:
The bit where you screw the shower hose onto the shower mixer is damaged and leaks water. I have had some success with lots of ptfe tape but it doesn't seem to last. Is this a job for epoxy putty or is there something else? A picture would be a big help. Usually the outlet is too substantial to get damaged. The repair will depend on the nature of the damage. Make/model of mixer would be a help too. Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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Shower mixer hose outlet bent out of shape.
On 21/10/2019 21:07, Tim+ wrote:
Rednadnerb wrote: The bit where you screw the shower hose onto the shower mixer is damaged and leaks water. I have had some success with lots of ptfe tape but it doesn't seem to last. Is this a job for epoxy putty or is there something else? A picture would be a big help. Usually the outlet is too substantial to get damaged. The repair will depend on the nature of the damage. Make/model of mixer would be a help too. Tim +1. I'd be more inclined to use silicone than epoxy because that would give you a better chance of replacing the hose later if you need to. But the epoxy putties are very effective. |
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Shower mixer hose outlet bent out of shape.
A picture would be a big help. Usually the outlet is too substantial to get damaged. The repair will depend on the nature of the damage. Make/model of mixer would be a help too. Tim +1. I'd be more inclined to use silicone than epoxy because that would give you a better chance of replacing the hose later if you need to. But the epoxy putties are very effective. The outlet is usually brass and has a flat sealing face. Leakage is usually due the the rubber washer in the hose connection having perished away. Being a nurd, I take a spare washer in my holiday trousers pocket as inevitably rented villas have a leak. The thread is not part of the seal - it merely provides a clamping force. |
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Shower mixer hose outlet bent out of shape.
Sorry I can't provide a picture but it is as John describes. Brass with a flat sealing face but the outlet is slightly D shaped and maybe the sealing face is no longer flat. I think someone clamped it with a pliers (not me honest). Maybe the sealing face is no longer flat. I have tried it with a new hose and washer.
Am I right in thinking that if the thread is not part of the seal then my ptfe tape hasn't actually been doing anything? |
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Shower mixer hose outlet bent out of shape.
Rednadnerb wrote:
Sorry I can't provide a picture but it is as John describes. Brass with a flat sealing face but the outlet is slightly D shaped and maybe the sealing face is no longer flat. I think someone clamped it with a pliers (not me honest). Maybe the sealing face is no longer flat. I have tried it with a new hose and washer. Am I right in thinking that if the thread is not part of the seal then my ptfe tape hasn't actually been doing anything? If it has a flat face, then no, the threads dont have a sealing function. A new hose and washer should work unless theres something else wrong that you havent told us. PTFE tape on the threads may allow you to do the fitting up a bit tighter and compress the washer more but the the seal is made by the washer. Tim -- Please don't feed the trolls |
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