Safe to use a ceiling mount shower arm and flange for in wall installation?

[Michael24]

My fiance had her bathroom remodeled in like 2003 for ADA. They installed the current curved (standard I guess) shower arm one tile too low in the piece together walk in shower wall. So to move it up would mean a whole new upper half of the 3 piece shower walls. We recently purchased the Kohler Converge shower head and sprayer combo and unfortunately there isn't much upward tilt with it using the curved shower arm.

I was looking at replacing the curved one for a straight specifically this as the flange design will match the Moen Eva collection I just had delivered the most out of everything I can find.

The whole purpose of the straight arm is so my daughters and I don't have to duck/squat down to get our head in the water stream which is what happens currently with the orientation of the downward curved shower arm.

Is the only thing different in a wall mount vs ceiling mount the fact there is a set screw to clamp the flange down against the shower arm?

 

[Matt30]

There are "s" shaped shower arms and adjustable shower arms to raise the shower head.

 

[frodo]

Matt is correct, you can find it at
homedepot $21.00



where you been Matt?

 

[Mr_David]

You can use the straight nipple if that is what you want to do.

They should all be 1/2" pipe threads.

You might no get the downward angle you desire though

try is with a plastic pvc nipple first to see if that will get you what you want befor you spend money on the finished one

 

[Mr_David]

If the shower wall panel can come out and you raise the fitting to where you want it, you can cover the old hole with a finished cock hole cover.

Is this what you have