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    May 8, 2006, 06:24 PM
    Drop-eared elbow
    How far behind the finished wall should I install the drop-eared elbow for the shower head? See the picture
    Any problems if is 1.5" behind ?

    Thanks
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    May 9, 2006, 03:24 AM
    Mount your support centered, or a hair back from centered, like this:
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    May 9, 2006, 05:16 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by frankyie
    How far behind the finished wall should I install the drop-eared elbow for the shower head? see the picture
    Any problems if is 1.5" behind ?

    Thanks
    Hey Frankie,

    Ricks answer, "Mount your support centered, or a hair back from centered."
    Was a little confusing to me, although his picture shows the correct placement of the backing board. He was entirely correct to focus on the backing board instead of the drop-eared ell because it's how far back from the stud wall the backing board is placed that will determine where the drop-eared will mount. Let me see if I can clear it up a bit. Since you don't want the body of the drop- eared ell or the threads of the gooseneck, (the chrome shower arm) to stick out from the tile figure 3/4" for the drywall and tile wall plus another inch for the ells body and the threads of the gooseneck so 1 1/2" sounds about right to position the front of the backing board back from the front of the stud wall. The drop eared-ell will be centered directly above, on the backing board, where the shower raiser connects to the shower valve body.
    As a rule the long end of the chrome shower arm is the end that, after first taping the threads with teflon tape, will screw into the drop-eared ell.
    Good luck, Tom

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