How to Fix a Delta 5-Function Showerhead Model 75554

Introduction

This repair guide is a step-by-step of instructions to ensure you are using the correct materials and tools to fix your Delta 5-Function Showerhead Model 75554. This showerhead has a major leak in it, which I have found that it is where is screws onto the shower pipe itself. The reasoning behind this guide is that it gets very slippery when I walk into my shower because of how bad, and often the head is leaking.

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Step 1 How to Fix a Delta 5-Function Showerhead Model 75554

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Unscrew the head of the shower from the pipe with a pipe wrench.
While using the pipe wrench, make sure not to clamp it too tight because it will crack the plastic.

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Step 2

Fill a large bowl with equal parts hot water and white distilled vinegar to get rid of hard water build up.

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Step 3

With the tip of a pocketknife, pick out the rubber, black washer in the attachment.
Using your fingertips press a new 1" black rubber washer into the head attachment. The new washer will allow water to flow correctly with more pressure.
Pocketknives can be very very sharp!

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Step 4

Wipe down with shower pipe with a hot water and vinegar soaked scrub brush.

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Step 5

Wrap Teflon tape around the legs of the spout about 3 times to ensure that it will screw on tight when the head is put back on.
Now is the time to take the shower head out of the vinegar water.

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