Thank you for posting this video, Remodelaholic. We're replacing our current showerhead with a new Moen Engage 26010SRN; on removing the old showerhead, the instructions advise to remove the old pipe thread tape, but for installing the new showerhead, the instructions say nothing about first applying a new wrap of pipe thread tape. Of course, I installed without thread tape and on first test, we get a jet of water shooting from the shower arm connection. I'll just go ahead and apply some new thread tape (and from reading other comments here, I'll also apply some tape to the hose connectors) to see how we do. ^_^
You forgot four important details Remodelaholic. In addition to the pipe thread tape at water outlet on wall, Pipe thread tape must be applied to Both theaded ends on the threaded outlet to the metal hose as well as the threaded shower head end to prevent leaking. Even more important is to place the black rubber gaskets into each end of the metal hose that you have added the pipe thread tape to before final assembly..
If you came here to find out how to stop the *piece of crap* Moen magnetix showerhead from leaking, I managed to do this. They put a factory flat washer inside of the showerhead that screws into the shower arm. If you look inside of that part that screws to the showerhead, I found a round pipe inside that the flat washer sits on. When you screw in the flat washer, it *deforms* when tighten on that round pipe inside of the showerhead (hand held bracket) I pulled out the flat washer and replaced it with an *O-Ring* that fit over the inside pipe. This new *O-Ring* gasket works pretty good, (no leaks) , but this is only day 2. Do not use the flat washer and the "O-Ring* washer together.
- Turn the water on, and...viola! It leaks from the shower pipe. They have a ringed-nipple surrounding the interior mating surface, and the rubber gasket/screen combo malforms - it's a flat gasket made for a flat surface. 6 years in now and you'd think they'd solve the issue. -
I thought I was the only one having this problem. Did you come up with a solution? I was thinking about going down to the automotive supply parts and looking for a rubber "O" ring instead of a flat washer. I was reading down on this post and hawaiidispenser said he used teflon tape and screwed on the head almost finger tight.
We’ve had this on her shower for about three years and it’s not leaking.... you have to use Teflon tape for it not to leak that’s an installation issue not a product issue.
Mine leaked on my first attempt, but I learned I was hand tightening the showerhead too much and crushing the screen+washer piece inside. I put on more teflon and left it slightly looser and that seemed to do the trick. A little more finicky than I like, but just happy it's working now.
