Shower Head

Tim,
I suppose I could be classified as a mediocre bench carpenter. My skills are about in the middle class and I mostle make smaller things for inside the house, furniture, wall hangings etc. My question is how to figure in my time and labor into what I charge.
I would love to recieve a reply, thanks
Earl

Hello Bob!
I'm new to this site and have a question. I've rented an apartment and there is a problem with ventilation in the kitchen; there isn't any. The hob cover only recycles and the air doesn't go anywhere. The central heating/boiler is placed underneath the sink in front of the window and the flue is right under the window. So if I need hot water to wash up or have the central heating on in winter, I need to close the window because of the carbonmynoxide air flowing into the kitchen. I've asked around and the best thing seems to create a plastic shield onto the outside flue so that air can be sucked in and the cm can be excreted. Also to put an extractor fan ... in and out in the wall. Do you have any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Marianne

while soldering the pipe joint to the gooseneck pipe that holds the shower head, because I am not expierenced in soldering I happened to leave a lot of melted down solder on the main copper pipe. Would this cause any corosion in the future. I really wanted to know before I seal the wall and put back the ceramic tile pieces I took out to do the soldering. Thanks for your help

My house has the old fashioned connection of a ball built into the gooseneck. Therefore I cannot simply change a shower head. What can be done to resolve this? I'd like to know before bringing in a plumber to solve.

I have to manually clean the holes in the unit and soak the head in vinegar water to clean it frequently.

Thank you very much, Linda

I have replaced the shower head in my bathroom twice and it still leaks. I followed all the advice of Tim in 'Ask the Builder.' I have replace other shower heads and they have not leaked, so I think it is installed correctly. Any advice on what the problem might be?

Dear Timm,

Today after shower, I was trying to shut off the shower but somehow was not able to shut off completely.
I tried to push the knob in allthe directions but no luck & the water is still running.
Please advice me how should I fix this.
I will appreciate all the advice & guidance.
Sincerely,
Ashok

I am wondering how long it normally takes to remove and install a shower valve - I think my plumber is charging us for too much time.

Also how much time would it take to install a diverter. Just install not remove.

He is charging me over four hours for both jobs. This is for labor only.

Hi Tim,

My problem is like the one Linda mentioned. My home was built in the early 1970's and the goose neck has a ball. We have tried several different things and because of the valve within it being broken. Water streams from this old shower head like a fire hydrant thus eroding 3 caulking jobs! We want to install a shower head that originates overhead pointing down to keep the caulk around the shower floor perimeter.

Is there a special elbow used to screw the shower gooseneck behind the wall.

House built in 1972 has a ball joint shower arm...Tried to use an adapter so I could use a regular shower head but the side that is supposed to connect to the arm is too small.. Don't like the idea of trying to remove the old arm because it goes thru the fiberglass tub surround and there is no access fron the rear.. THis could open a bucket of worms.........Can you tell me where I can get a new head or larger adapter ??

Im looking for info about ball joint shower arm and how to change the shower head, if possible. Thanks

How can I change the goose neck pipe in my shower to point downward, instead of upward, as installed by someone else? I know I can simply turn the pipe counter clockwise to make it point downward, however, how can I make it tight enough (using Teflon tape, of course) so that it doesn't leak inside the wall?

Thanks, Gil