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Title: Shower Connector
Post by Ali Butt on Jun 22^nd, 2005, 8:40pm

Hi - Just wondering how this is connected as the length of thread seems to be too short once thickness of plaster and tiles is taken into account? Any ideas folks as my plasterer/tiler has not come across one like it before ???

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Title: Re: Shower Connector
Post by thescruff on Jun 22^nd, 2005, 9:59pm

Em; What beast :-/ :-/

Title: Re: Shower Connector
Post by JerryD on Jun 22^nd, 2005, 10:40pm

I'll bet it was one of those shower hose connector outlets, all chrome with a half inch male iron thread.

Title: Re: Shower Connector
Post by Ali Butt on Jun 22^nd, 2005, 11:05pm

wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2005, 10:40pm:

I'll bet it was one of those shower hose connector outlets, all chrome with a half inch male iron thread.

Got it in one Jerry - now for the $64,000 question - how the flippin eck do I join it onto the pipework and does anyone know the name of the pillock that designed it (using the term designed loosely)?

Title: Re: Shower Connector
Post by billythekid on Jun 23^rd, 2005, 12:29am

an extension piece. Dont know where you get em, but the guy who fitted our radiator used one as the new rad was slightly smaller than the one removed. Male on one end, female on the other, like an extended chrome tap adapter measures about 2" or so.
Never came across the problem myself so can't really say whats available to sort it.

btk

Title: Re: Shower Connector
Post by JerryD on Jun 23^rd, 2005, 5:15pm

I would bin it and get a decent one. This part was designed by a twerp in a suit, sat at a drawing board with absolutely NO idea how these things go together.

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