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damason



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:56 pm    Post subject: Shower leak Reply with quote

My 2008 C-Dory 25 has a Sandvik shower that one of the hose connections leaked. The plastic adapter when tightened jumped a thread and could not be fixed. I tried many ways using caulking etc., but were not successful. I plugged the hoses and would fix it later. Well later came and I finally found the time.



BSPP stands for British Standard Pipe Parallel
NPT stands for National Pipe Standard



Plug up the HOT and COLD water hoses so you can still use your fresh water system. Throw away the plastic Sandvik adapters.

Go online and purchase the following from McMaster-Carr in Atlanta, GA. Whenever you need stuff try McMaster-Carr first, they have everything.





The BSPP adapter to the Sandvik shower fixture is a tight fit. Use some oil and screw them together several times to better mate the threads before installation. The parts are now ready for installation.



Standard in your household kitchen and bath faucets. Remember when in the head the HOT (red dot) goes on the left and the COLD (blue dot) goes on the right.

Install the shower fixture using several wraps of Teflon tape. Tighten the threads and check for leaks.

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If you have any questions, send me a private message with your email address or phone number and I will get back to you.

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SGIDave



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

KUDOS!!! to Dave for a fantastic shower repair DIY tutorial. Posts like this need to go into a 'special' place for easy reference.

Great post!

/david
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journey on



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got a little confused with the pictures. The McMaster-Carr drawing for the 4860 female pipe to hose barb should be labeled "NPT" not "BSPP".

Those adapters are pricey aren't they? I just reconnected journey on's shower, and we can only hope it doesn't leak. Curses on those who used sealer to put the plumbing together. It got it out the door, but then we have to suffer.

Thanks for the solution.

Boris

P.S. thanks for spell check.
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damason



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well no matter how many times you check and double check and proof read, you always make a mistake.

The McMaster-Carr page showing the Barbed Hose Fitting should read
NPT 3/8" female thread and not BSPP 3/8" ...

This fix really works. Thanks for the comments.
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thataway



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice job--and a good way to fix what was done improperly at the factory. For those who have these showers, if you are careful, it may not leak--but mine did, and I had to do a repair.

Thanks!

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Dreamer



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dave,

Thanks! Thumbs Up I have printed this for my maintenance file. No leaks yet, knock on Decragard. But this is nice to have.

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