The tub spout should be set 4" above the top edge of the surface of the tub. If you can get to the back of it you could discover just what it needs. The result is ⦠Attach the threaded coupler to pipe (if needed). The tub spouts can be viewed on our website at www.deltafaucet.com. Both control handles stick out too far IMHO and per the Moen catalog photos. No threads. Going to a home improvement store and finding the faucet that you have helps too. The spout I bought is "Moen 7" slip fit diverter tub spout m1491" The pipe that sticks out of my wall is 1 and 7/8 inches. I asked the plumber at the time about it and he tried to fix them but couldn't figure out what was wrong. Either way, you'll have to remove the old pipe (Photo 1) and screw in a new pipe of the correct length (Photo 2). When our house was built in 2003 the plumber installed two Moen faucets in the two bathrooms. Ideally, the new spout will fit perfectly onto the old pipe. Can you assemble the new adapter to the tub spout and take a pic? The back of the package says 1 and 1/2 inches to 2 and 7/8 inches will work for this spout.-all components look to be in good shape with the new spout, including o rings. Slide the flange over the nipple stubbing out of the wall and screw on the tube spout. bath spout lug not far enough out of wall. If the spout is now sticking out too far pull it all apart and cut the new piece of pipe the amount that the spout was sticking out from the wall. The handle sticks out about 3.75 inches+ from the finished wall ( the gap between the handle cover and the wall plate is about 1 1/4 inch. You will click on the repair parts tab. Once you are there, in the top right hand corner in the search bar, you will type "tub spouts". Just a copper pipe. On some faucet models, the flange is part of the spout; if so, simply screw on the spout. If you cannot successfully loosen the diverter, you will have to replace the entire spout. 1. ... i have seen on here a thread about not having enough of the brass lug for a bath spout to attach onto sticking out from the tiles. It happens when someone replaces the tub spout, and doesn't want to risk removing and replacing the nipple in the wall with the correctly sized one. It almost looks like you have to cut the existing pipe anyway, based on an install instruction on a Delta Faucet Cassidy Spout, it looks like that adapter can be installed about 1/2" to ⦠Then measure the distance from the surface of the wall to the back of the threaded elbow inside the wall. There are several different methods used to do this, depends on the brand. From there you can view the numerous different tub spouts that are available. For example, if the spout was two inches off the wall take it apart and cut two inches off the pipe. When the diverter becomes stuck, you might be forced to take a bath instead of a shower or vice versa. Total the two and add 1/4 inch. Attach spout to pipe, or threaded coupler. now its happened to me. There's also a chance that the threads are too corroded for you to screw on a new spout. As you can see one is worse. Then searching it out online once you discover the brand. When the next page comes up, there will be multiple tabs at the top. Bathtub diverters sit in the tub's faucet, where you must pull up on the post on the top of the spout to divert the water to the shower head. The fix is to remove the spout and the nipple from the wall (the short pipe threaded on both ends) and get a new nipple of the correct length. Measure the length of your tub spout from the back edge of the spout to the front where the threads start on the inside of the spout. But there's a good chance that the pipe protrudes too far or not far enough. Beside above, how do you test a shower valve? 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