Toilets, Sinks, Showers, Tubs and Disposals - Bathtub Fill Spout

The fill spout on my bathtub protrudes approx. 1" from the back of the fiberglass one piece tub and partition. Apparently the plumber who installed same did not put on a flange between the spout and the back of the tub. I am just interested in removing the spout and maybe rethreading the spout pipe to properly fit the spout with the flange flush to the back of the tub. From what I can see it appears if the pipe that the spout is fit to is copper. If I unscrew the spout will I be able to rethread same if I have to cut to shorten so that the flange will fit properly???P 1110783
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Wally2007: As far as I know most tub spouts do not have a flange on them.

If there is a plumber inviolved that is the one who screwed up!!, why can't you make him fix it??

Bottom line is with a copper connection it has to be un-sweated and cut to the right size, sorry

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"If all else fails, read the directions"

Shacko is more than likely correct - however, you might get lucky and discover that your faucet is the type that uses a rubber o-ring for a seal rather than a threaded fitting. Either way, you'll have to remove (unscrew faucet and/or set screw holding it in place) and see what you've got - then go from there.

Look under the faucet. If you are lucky, you will see a set screw. If you loosen it and all is right with your horoscope, you can slide the spout back and retighten the set screw. If not, then as stated in the earlier threads, you may have to unscrew it, unsweat the male adapter, cut the end of the copper, and resweat the male adapter on. But before I do that, I would consider unsweating the adapter, and buying a spout that slides over the copper and tightens with a set screw. It is infinitely adjustable that way and you can get it tight.

[FONT="Times New Roman"][COLOR="Black"Thank you Sooooo Much guys. Sure enough I was able to adjust spout and insert the proper flange. I have had great success again, thanks to your help.:thumbup: