Shower head shrieking like a banshee (1 Viewer)

[Seth Paxton]

Ding, ding, ding...there's your winner.

I feel almost certain that you are in a tough spot here. I understand you want repair advice, but I think any of us dealing with a SO (wife or otherwise) know that you are walking into danger if she has already asked for the new and DIFFERENT STYLE showerhead.

If she was just asking you to get it to work, period, and said that any replacement that worked was better than the squealing, then you would be right to find a cheap solution.

But as it stands I think its clear that the problem is just what is allowing her to ask for what she really wants. For all you know she broke it intentionally.

 

[Tim Hoover]

Dave, I was thinking the exact same thing, but I'm concerned about the times I may need to actually remove the screw on purpose - i.e. replacing the washer if it becomes damaged. Won't Locktite prevent me from removing the screw at all?

 

[Jay H]

There are locktite flavors that aren't permanent, read the label or check the website I guess. I think and that means I think the blue loctite is the ones that made to be breakable.

Aha, a google search seems to indicate I got the right loctite:

http://rshughes.com/products/079340_37684.html

Jay

 

[Philip_G]

don't locktite it, use teflon tape. I'm not sure loctite will do a damn thing to actually seal the threads.