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    Sep 6, 2010, 02:50 PM
    Any suggestions for removing a showerhead that's on too tight?
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    Sep 6, 2010, 03:18 PM

    Your shower head is threaded chrome over brass so there's no rust or corrosion concerns.
    Wrap a few turns of duct tape around the base of the shower head and put a wrench on it to unthread it counter clockwise.
    Good luck, Tom
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    Sep 6, 2010, 03:19 PM

    Try spraying some WD40 on it.
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