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    Feb 19, 2007, 06:47 AM
    Shower Head Pipe Leaking
    I just recently replaced everything in my shower. Everything has gone OK except for the pipe coming out of the wall that hooks to my showerhead. I have PVC coming up to a elbow, then the showerhead pipe connecting to the elbow. It's leaking where the showerhead pipe & elbow meet. No matter what I do it still leaks. I took off showerhead & tried re-tightening many times and I also have applied teflon tape. Does anybody out there have any suggestions as to why this pipe will not stop leaking. Any help would be appreicated. Thanks!!
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    Feb 19, 2007, 07:04 AM
    "Does anybody out there have any suggestions as to why this pipe will not stop leaking."
    Cross threading comes to mind. Since there';s not much pressure involved one would think that a chrome shower arm wouldn't leak a bit and here we have one that leaks all over the place. If the drop earred ell is PVC then you might have to replace it. Good luck, Tom
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