Replacing a Showerhead
I've lived in dorms and cheap apartments for a couple years now and they all seem to come with crappy showerheads.Luckily replacing a
showerhead is very easy and pretty inexpensive (depending on the model you want
to buy).
The tools you will need.
The tools you may need
- lubricating spray
- rubber grip
- old toothbrush
Removing the old showerhead
This first step is going to be removing your old showerhead. Showerheads
are screwed on pretty tight so that they don't leak so the best approach for
removal will be to use 2 tools: a wrench (or I like to use a robogrip), to loosen the nut,
and a set of slip joint pliers on the shower arm (connects to the wall) to keep the arm from rotating with the showerhead.
Wrap some masking tape around the head of the pliers to avoid scratching
up the shower arm.
With the pliers on the shower arm, use the wrench on the nut
of the showerhead and turn counter clockwise.
If the nut wont unscrew try using
a lubricating spray on it, make sure to clean any residue on the threads with
an old toothbrush.
It’s a good idea to bring the old showerhead with you to the store when
picking out a new one just to be certain it fits your shower arm. Most new
showerheads will come with a small roll of white Teflon tape for installation,
if not, the store should have some in the same aisle as the showerheads.
Apply
the Teflon tape to the exterior threads of the shower arm counterclockwise until
you have 3 or 4 layers.
You should begin screwing the new showerhead on by hand turning it (or
the nut) clockwise until you need to use the pliers to tighten all the way.
I like the handheld model of showerhead.
Turn the water on to test your job, if it leaks you need to
tighten the nut, if not congratulations! You’re done.
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