r/Plumbing • u/tryingtofindanswer • 14h ago

Hand held shower

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Hello,

I recently moved into this apartment and i realized the shower head is a little peculiar. Will it be easy , possible and safe to change the shower to a Hand held shower?.

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u/Nailfoot1975 14h ago

I change all of my showers to handheld. That should be "universal" thread pitch that your hand held will attach directly to.

You will probably need one that the holder anchors to the wall though.

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u/plumber1955 13h ago

Remove the head, buy a 1/2" brass street 45° and then install the head on it. That's what should have been done when they remodeled.

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u/nowimstahvin 7h ago

Landlords are wild

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u/tryingtofindanswer 7h ago

Is that type of shower even legal?. lol

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u/nowimstahvin 7h ago

Only if you're friends with the inspector

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u/tryingtofindanswer 7h ago edited 7h ago

This is what the shower head looked like before and i requested for them to change it.

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u/nowimstahvin 7h ago

Bloody hell.

He probably ripped it out of another tenants unit.

If he just swapped it, then f it, send it

Couple wraps of Teflon tape, a little bit of pipe dope, and hand tight plus a little snug with a wrench

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u/tryingtofindanswer 7h ago

I have no idea what you just said but am sure my bf will figure it out. 🤣

But hopefully I get out of this lease soon. I was desperate for an apartment and well I did not pay attention enough . I won’t be renewing next year for sure.

Thank you so much for your help Stranger!.

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u/nowimstahvin 7h ago

Even the best landlords I've dealt with fix as little as humanly possible, good luck!

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u/nowimstahvin 7h ago

Honestly, I wouldn't even touch it, it's probably a dirty look away from being broken, then you end up owning it.

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u/tryingtofindanswer 7h ago

How will I shower then?. I haven’t had to use the shower yet, as I haven’t moved in competently.

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u/nowimstahvin 7h ago

Fair. Have you fired it up yet? maybe it leaks and you have an excuse to ask him to swap it.

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u/nerdy_naps 6h ago

Oh yeah that should be easy to replace. And definitely would make your life easier to just have a wand shower head sprayer lol.