How to Install Shower Hose Bar
Bathing and rinsing off soap with bathroom mug or with a fixed shower head might not be fun activities for you as both of them make mess all over the floor. Besides that, it will be difficult for you to move with the mentioned methods. Think out of the box and try something stylish like Shower Hose Bar, which allows you to enjoy bath while moving within the available space in your bathroom. This activity is not difficult at all as you just have to connect the existing shower arm with the Shower Hose Bar.
Things Required:
– Adjustable wrench
– Hand drill
– Silicone sealant
– Caulk gun
– Thread tape
Instructions
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1
Take away old shower head
Hold the fixed shower arm and gently remove its head. All you have to do is, hold the head tightly with the help of the jaws of an adjustable wrench and turn it counterclockwise.
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2
Mark the position of the mounting holes
Now do away with all the possible ornamental screw-covers from the pieces of the wall bar end. Position the Hose Bar at suitable height keeping the requirement of your family members in mind and mark the mounting holes’ exact location on the wall.
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3
Mount wall anchors
Bore medium holes through the shower wall, using a hand drill machine. Carefully put in the anchors and use a silicone sealant or a caulk gun in order to seal all the possible opening around them.
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4
Attach the wall bar
Grab the metal washer and screws or nuts that came with the package and use them to install and secure the wall bar. Now reinstall the previously removed ornamental screw covers and set them.
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5
Pull together the hose and shower arm
Enfold the fixed shower arm’s threads with 3 to 4 layers of fine quality thread tape. Twist the back flow preventer right towards the shower’s arm and then wrap all its threads with the help of the remaining thread tape.
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Complete the assembly
Last but not the least; feed the Shower Hose right through the hand shower holder. Now lower the hand shower until hose end firmly slide into the holder and then add the soap dish holder to it.
