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Install New Shower Arm and Head

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Shower Valve Replacement Made Easy (Delta 1700 Install Step-by-Step)

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What happens here

Use channel locks to unscrew and remove the old shower arm from the wall. Clean any debris from the wall fitting. Apply three to five wraps of thick Teflon tape (or five to seven wraps of thinner tape) to the threads of the new shower arm. Also, apply a generous amount of MegaLock thread sealant. Carefully screw the new shower arm into the wall fitting and tighten it with the channel locks, ensuring a secure and leak-free connection without over-tightening or damaging the finish. Finally, attach the new shower head to the arm and hand-tighten it.

Goal: Mount the shower arm and head.

Tools and materials

  • Channel Locks — Removing the old shower arm and tightening the new one
  • New Shower Arm Delta — The pipe extending from the wall to the shower head
  • New Shower Head Delta — The water spray component of the shower
  • MegaLock Thread Sealant MegaLock — Further sealing threads and lubricating for easier installation
  • Teflon Tape — Sealing threads on the shower arm

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that perfect temperature every time. So, pretty cool. I like to grab a pair of channel locks. Just get that in this hole right here. Pull and turn. Just get that started. Now, this can just pop right off. Pick that stuff out of there. Cuz it's just going to get trapped in the shower head. We're going to go with said Teflon and pipe dope here. Put this on righty tighty lefty loosey. Minimum of three wraps. With this thicker type of Teflon. With the skinnier white stuff like it's really thin, I would probably do five, seven. Megalock is my dope of choice. Just because it's good for plastic and metal. It's just a good all purpose thread sealant. That popped up. Take a piece of Teflon. I'll rip it off, fold it over. It's how I like to do it. I know some people pull it down and whatever, but I I don't know. I just always learned that you fold it over. It gives you double the coverage. Just work it in with my finger. So, I'll just get right here. Like so. Adjustable pliers with flat ends and

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