Loose shower head holder

[Deleted User]

Hi,

I've bought a replacement shower head and unfortunately it seems too heavy for the current holder. The holder has one single screw which when tightened fixes it for a few days. Any ideas how to permanently fix it? I potentially could take the shower head back for a replacement.

[Deleted User]

Anyone else?

Ruski

RobertFewtrell wrote: »

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About as much use as a chocolate teapot - very useful :mad:

Ruski

Deleted_User wrote: »

Anyone else?

You could permanently screw the two halves of the holder together - this would stop it slipping but would mean it would be at a fixed angle permanently.

Post a pic of the existing holder and I'll advise further...

HTH

Russ

[Deleted User]

Ruski wrote: »

You could permanently screw the two halves of the holder together - this would stop it slipping but would mean it would be at a fixed angle permanently.

Post a pic of the existing holder and I'll advise further...

HTH

Russ

Thanks. Here's a photo

Ruski

Not much to play with there !!
Maybe time to think outside the box a bit - if you take the screw out completely does the 'C' part come away from the other part? If so I would try putting a rubber washer between the two and then refit the 'C' and screw - the rubber washer would then provide enough resistance to stop it slipping... get me drift??

Russ

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RobertFewtrell wrote: »

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I smell :spam:, every other post promotes this place - regardless of the relevance to the thread.

Ransoman

Deleted_User wrote: »

Thanks. Here's a photo

Two options here.

If it is possible, you could spin the fitting round on the vertical pipe so the holder is on the other side. This means the weight of the shower head is tightening the screw rather than loosening it.

The other option is to remove the screw, apply some threadlock and reinsert it. I haven't used threadlock before so i don't know if you need to wait for it to set before re-hanging the shower head.

Hope this helps,

[Deleted User]

Ruski wrote: »

If so I would try putting a rubber washer between the two and then refit the 'C' and screw - the rubber washer would then provide enough resistance to stop it slipping

Ransoman wrote: »

If it is possible, you could spin the fitting round on the vertical pipe so the holder is on the other side. This means the weight of the shower head is tightening the screw rather than loosening it.

The other option is to remove the screw, apply some threadlock and reinsert it. I haven't used threadlock before so i don't know if you need to wait for it to set before re-hanging the shower head

3 cracking suggestions. Do you think PTFE tape would do the trick?

From reading this I take it I'll need to remove the screw, apply the sealant to the hole then fix the screw and wait. Any ideas how much time I have to decide on the shower head angle before it sets?

Alternatively would Gorilla Glue do the trick?

Ransoman

Deleted_User wrote: »

3 cracking suggestions. Do you think PTFE tape would do the trick?

From reading this I take it I'll need to remove the screw, apply the sealant to the hole then fix the screw and wait. Any ideas how much time I have to decide on the shower head angle before it sets?

Alternatively would Gorilla Glue do the trick?

I don't think PTFE would work, i don't think it is designed for that sort of task. No experiences with gorrila glue either but i wouldn't want to glue it in.

From what i know of threadlock, you just put a blob on the screw/bolt. Screw it in normally with the angle set. Leave it for however long the instructions say and then job done.

The handy thing about threadlock is that the seal is designed to be broken so the parts can be disasembled. It just requires more effort.

ListysDad

To be honest the simplest answer is to replace the riser rail with a proper Mira one. That way it will fit properly and be supported. They are available on flea bay. Anything else you do will frankly be a bodge that will eventually fail.