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Shower faucet installation problem . . . any great plumbers out there?
We've just (nearly) completed a total re-do of our bathroom. My husband was preparing to install the new shower fixtures and unfortunately, the installation hardware is recessed slightly too far into the wall for the faucet handle to connect. It's an American Standard pressure balancing bath & shower set. I checked online, but AS apparently doesn't have an extension part. Does anyone know of a good way to lengthen the assembly that doesn't involve knocking out the drywall from the room behind? Obviously, we don't want to knock out the newly installed tile, but even if we access the fittings from behind, it's still going to be difficult to get to the shower hardware (those darn 2x4s!). HELP!!!
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- rangedogLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Maam,
It sounds like you roughed-in the spindle to far into the wall.
You can get longer screws for your trim plate, but if it's in deep enough to keep you from putting the handle on, it looks like you are indeed going in the wall to correct the rough-in.
Source(s): Plumber since 1972 - Anonymous1 decade ago
have him undo the two screws that are holding the shower hardware to the 2x4's.
This will give you about a 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch of play to get the shower fixture threaded on.
- 1 decade ago
I don't work with American standard to much, but every other brand I have worked with has an extension kit. They all run into this kinda problem every now and then and they all have a fix for it. It will be expensive but there should be a fix for it. Now American standard is proprietary, so you have to get parts from American standard, or an American stadard distributor. Thats why i dont work with American Standard products. Make sure AS does not offer and extension kit before you bust up tile.
- john tLv 41 decade ago
TRY GOING TO THE OPPOSITE WALL OF SHOWER WHICH MAY BE A CLOSET AND GO THROUGH THE WALL CALL TO CORECT
ROUGH IN THE FAUCET SET 3/4" FROM THE FRONT FACE OF THE 2X4S
COVER THE HOLE U MADE WITH A PLYWOOD TRAP DOOR, IN CASE U NEED ACCESS AGAIN
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
What kind of faucet is this?Looks like somebody screw up rough in.Try to get extension in some plumbing supply house.NOT HOME DEPOT or store like that.Try Ferguson or Banner or close to you.
