Fixing a Leaking Shower Arm. … To confirm the terminology, a shower arm is the short length of the pipe that comes out of the wall and connects to the showerhead.

What is shower arm and flange?

Shower Components used as a pipe hole cover are called shower flanges. Shower flanges cover the hole where the shower arm attaches to the rough pipe in the wall. Shower arm wall plate flanges or escutcheons are decorative shower parts that give you a polished and finished design.

What is the arm of the shower head called?

A shower arm is the name for the piece of pipe that connects a standard overhead showerhead to the bathroom wall. A shower arm has threads (like those found on a screw) located on both ends of the pipe.