davidmsem
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Someone please tell me what I'm missing to understand.
I'm installing a Kohler handheld shower holder. The directions say the 1/2-in plumbing nipple should stick out of wall 11/16 of an inch. they require exactly 11/16 as when the handheld shower holder tightens, it will make contact with the tile and have a correct amount of tightness so it won't leak.
I called Kohler and they say there is no plus and minus. so they are specifying the extension to be in 16th of an inch, yet plumbing nipples come in half inch in increments. how in the world can you possibly end up at 11/16 of an inch other than luck?
using a 2-in long long half inch nipple I'm a quarter inch short of 11/16, and using a two and a half inch long nipple I'm a quarter inch too long. how in the world could you install this?
I called Kohler and spoke to tech support and they said the only advice they can give me is prior to installation of the shower drop, to set it such that it will be 11/16 in in showing. now that seems crazy. who during rough plumbing, knows what type of shower the person will install, the thickness of the tile, how much float is needed behind the tile to level a wall etc etc this seems crazy to me. Am I missing something?
confused in Bethany.
I'm installing a Kohler handheld shower holder. The directions say the 1/2-in plumbing nipple should stick out of wall 11/16 of an inch. they require exactly 11/16 as when the handheld shower holder tightens, it will make contact with the tile and have a correct amount of tightness so it won't leak.
I called Kohler and they say there is no plus and minus. so they are specifying the extension to be in 16th of an inch, yet plumbing nipples come in half inch in increments. how in the world can you possibly end up at 11/16 of an inch other than luck?
using a 2-in long long half inch nipple I'm a quarter inch short of 11/16, and using a two and a half inch long nipple I'm a quarter inch too long. how in the world could you install this?
I called Kohler and spoke to tech support and they said the only advice they can give me is prior to installation of the shower drop, to set it such that it will be 11/16 in in showing. now that seems crazy. who during rough plumbing, knows what type of shower the person will install, the thickness of the tile, how much float is needed behind the tile to level a wall etc etc this seems crazy to me. Am I missing something?
confused in Bethany.