FishyItch
Well-known member
Plumbing question...
Today I wanted to change my shower head and shower head arm. I took off the old shower head no problem. Then I tried to take off the shower head arm. I grabbed a hold of the sucker and started turning counterclockwise. I turned it about 15 times and it still wasn't budging. It was turning just fine, but not coming out. I thought to myself, "This arm can't have more than a dozen turns threaded on it." But it still wasn't coming out. Something else you should know... My entire house is plumbed with pvc. However, it appears that all the fixtures are connected to copper pipe. So I'm assuming that everytime the pvc gets to where a fixture is there is a little coupling that connects the pvc to the copper.
So here's my question...
When I turn the arm, is it possible that I'm not threading it out of the copper, but somehow turning the pvc/copper connector farther down the line? It doesn't feel like it's turning in threads, just like it's turning, if that makes sense. I must have turned the arm 20 times to the left. Did I loosen something? Should I turn it back 20 time to the right? What's going on here? Should I even attempt to use the shower or should I just call a plumber?
Thanks!
ps: This is the exact, exact, same situation I have with one of the hose bibs on the outside of my house. In both cases I'm afraid to turn the water on because I don't want to pour water into the house or between the walls.
Today I wanted to change my shower head and shower head arm. I took off the old shower head no problem. Then I tried to take off the shower head arm. I grabbed a hold of the sucker and started turning counterclockwise. I turned it about 15 times and it still wasn't budging. It was turning just fine, but not coming out. I thought to myself, "This arm can't have more than a dozen turns threaded on it." But it still wasn't coming out. Something else you should know... My entire house is plumbed with pvc. However, it appears that all the fixtures are connected to copper pipe. So I'm assuming that everytime the pvc gets to where a fixture is there is a little coupling that connects the pvc to the copper.
So here's my question...
When I turn the arm, is it possible that I'm not threading it out of the copper, but somehow turning the pvc/copper connector farther down the line? It doesn't feel like it's turning in threads, just like it's turning, if that makes sense. I must have turned the arm 20 times to the left. Did I loosen something? Should I turn it back 20 time to the right? What's going on here? Should I even attempt to use the shower or should I just call a plumber?
Thanks!
ps: This is the exact, exact, same situation I have with one of the hose bibs on the outside of my house. In both cases I'm afraid to turn the water on because I don't want to pour water into the house or between the walls.