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Claw-Foot Tub Rebuild: Showerhead Claw-Foot Tub Rebuild: Showerhead From "Ed the Plumber" episode DETP-112

In this segment, Ed leads you through the last steps in making an old tub look new again.

Materials:

Curb key
Teflon paste
Flexible stainless-steel lines
Wrench
Shower curtain

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	Figure A
	Figure B

1. Turn on the water at the main.

2. Install an anti-scald control valve to the showerhead. Use Teflon paste on the threads of the valve.

3. Apply Teflon paste to the showerhead, then screw into place (figure A).

4. Attach flexible stainless-steel lines to the isolating valves (figure B), then tighten.

5. Turn on the water at the tubs faucet to check the lines for leaks.

6. Hang the shower curtain.

7. Check to make sure the showerhead works properly and for leaks.