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Hi...new shower cover doesn't fit over inlet pipe. The feed pipe comes through the wall at an angle. I have tried to adjust to no avail. Could I fit some of the plastic piping from the push fit....then connect to another push fit to the horizontal pipe in the cupboard? thanks.
 

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Am I being obtuse? The cover looks like it fits? Is it just the hole in the tile that you're concerned about? I'd silicone that up...
 
is the stem elbow fully pushed on? as in fully past the o ring.
there looks a lot of space there.
 
Compression joint would have been tighter & maybe covered the hole.

Alternatively I would have used the 90 coming from the wall put that straight into the inlet
 
Is that a bent Jg tap connector onto a Elbow? It's the wrong fitting if so & could leak
 
Is that a bent Jg tap connector onto a Elbow? It's the wrong fitting if so & could leak

diy so they dont care / cant do it any other way :D

all he had to do is rotate that elbow in all 90d and replace the olive and nut and done, or replace the piece of pipe through if it was a different thread
 
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Thanks...the cover sits ,just, on the ridged nut in the "hole"...I was sold the push fit and the 90 plastic connector / brass nut...fitted ok ..no problems .

PS...the white bit below the brass nut is Sealing tape.
 
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pipes on the angle so the other fitting is needed or the hole is redone straight.

I would have gone for a short length of copper then an angle (compression) isolation valve.
you can get a brass fitting that is smaller than the chrome ones.

BES
18661 15mm brass finish

18662 15mm nickel plated
 
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Thanks...the cover sits ,just, on the ridged nut in the "hole"...I was sold the push fit and the 90 plastic connector / brass nut...fitted ok ..no problems .

PS...the white bit below the brass nut is Sealing tape.

Yes the tape is wrong too & a sign of DIY lol... Yes they may have sold you the fitting but it's not right for that application!

I hope it's your own home as you would be liable if your DIY job floods a landlord property or someone below if in a flat.
 
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