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  1. von555

    Fixing a bathroom tap

    Looking for the easiest way to fix this bath tap. Can't get a plumber for months.
  2. DanMartin70

    How you I get these off to access the cartridges?

    I’m trying to change the cartridges on the mixer for a dripping tap. Can someone help with what I need to do to get these off? Thanks Dan
  3. R

    Kitchen tap removal advice.

    Hi, I'm after a bit of advice regarding replacing a kitchen mixer tap. Having checked the underside of the sink I have noticed that there appears to be a plastic sheath covering the rod and backing nut. (see attached photo). Therefore I'm left wondering if this sheath is there to aid...
  4. W

    Help to replace washer in dripping tap please

    Tap is dripping, I've taken tap apart this far. I would expect the unit nut to unscrew, but its either ceased or not supposed to be unscrewed after manufacture? Any ideas? Thanks
  5. J

    Install 3 way water filter tap

    Hi I just purchased a 3 way tap that came with 1/2" flexi hoses for each of the 3 holes. 1 hose is for the hot water and 1 is for the cold water. The 3rd one is for the filtered water. I am using an undersink water filter system that connects to a tap via a 1/4" plastic tubing. How on earth do...
  6. S

    Loud Shuddering noise from hot tap and possibly heating

    Hi All, recently, when I turn the bath hot tap on, just slightly, a very loud shuddering, like a pneumatic drill, can be heard from the pipes/floor/tap? When I turn the tap on fully, it stops. Is this water hammer? It doesn't happen all the time, just every so often. But it is so loud and...
  7. J

    Washing machine/dishwasher valve leaking

    Hi all, Noticed the connector shown in this pic is leaking, the piece immediately after the cold tap. Any idea what part I need? I can't seem to find anything similar that splits like it does. Is it an easy thing to replace? Just switch the water supply off, undo the white valve and replace...
  8. M

    Loosening basin tap nuts

    I have an old basin with square tap holes and old taps with round bases. I want to keep the basin and replace the taps. The holding nuts underneath the taps have seized. They are in a slight recess, so it is difficult to get a sizeable spanner to them. I removed one after hours of cutting away...
  9. T

    Bathroom tap - low water flow

    Hello, We have a waterfall tap (https://www.betterbathrooms.com/taps/waterfall-bathroom-taps/quadratm-cloakroom-waterfall-basin-mixer-tap) in our bathroom (cold being fed from a water tank in the loft, hot from cylinder in the bedroom) Recently the cold water flow has been getting worse, until...
  10. eveares

    5/8th tap washer not 5/8ths in diameter!?

    I bought some replacement 5/8 tap washers from screwfix, however they are larger than 5/8ths of in Inch in diameter! What tap washers do I need for my bathrooms sink tap, the old washers are 5/8ths in overall diameter. Regards: Elliott.
  11. S

    Tap Cartridges - Impossible situation

    Please take a look at the pics first. Mixer Swivel Taps - Time to change cartridges - They're 15 years old - need help. The top casing & main body of each cartridge (two different types) has come off (upstairs bathroom - downstairs bathroom) - but the base is stuck in each of them - I can't...
  12. D

    Ideal Standard Mono block tap flexi?

    Hello , Bought a ex display tap and sink the other day and I was wondering what Flexi pipe I need here. I want a compression fitting the other end but what goes at this end. Pretty sure its 3/8". If anyone could send me a link that would be great. Many Thanks
  13. R

    Low hot pressure on tap in bathroom

    Hi folks, So I have a mixer tap in my bathroom and when I move it to the hot position the water trickles out. It never gets hot, I assume because the flow is not great enough to kick the combi boiler on. I replaced the tap thinking it was that, same problem. If I move the tap to the middle...
  14. H

    How to Fit a Shower

    I am having issues mounting a handheld shower adaptor. Essentially the threaded male water connector for the handheld shower is not as long as that of the fixed shower (see photo below - the handheld shower adaptor is the shorter thread). This means that I do not have enough thread to...
  15. K

    Can I fit a tap reviver kit to these taps?

    Taps in photo were fitted a long time ago, how long before 2007 I don't know. Hot tap hardly turns and is tight. So I got a tap reviver kit from Screwfix, see photo. However I can't pop the cap on top of the tap to release the screw. I drilled down a bit, see photo, and top of tap still not...
  16. K

    cap off 3/4 inch bath taps

    Bath has two 3/4 taps, hot and cold. Was considering replacing knackered swirl taps with reviver kit. Bath is never used and capping taps off avoids possibility of young student tenants flooding over run bath onto neighbours underneath. Anyone know if there is an equivalent to a reviver kit that...
  17. StephenStephen

    Hydrochloric acid on taps - anyone tried it?

    I've a steel kitchen sink which has ended up coated in lime plaster - I'm using 32% hydrochloric acid (spirit of salts) to clean it off, which seems to be working really well. I'm thinking of using the hydrochloric also on the mixer tap, which looks like a chrome finish - I'm intending to try a...
  18. S

    Monobloc Mixer Tap Cartridge

    Hi all Sorry if this is a daft question, but is there any chance someone could help us to identify the cartridge in the pictures attached, or point us in the right direction? I'm not well enough to replace the whole tap but can replace the cartridge, and unfortunately I can't afford £60 +...
  19. eveares

    Hot side flow rate on new mixer Bathroom tap reduces automatically when opened!?

    So I replaced my bathroom sink tap a couple of weeks ago due to my old one breaking. (The plastic square protruding part of the mixer cartridge on the old tap snapped, could not source a suitable replacement.) Got my new mono mixer tap from ScrewFix and since fitting it, I have noticed an odd...
  20. D

    Water dripping through bath tap holes

    Hi, I've fitted a metal Kaldewei bath with a Bristan Quest mixer tap. The tap holes were pre-drilled and the centres are fine. I tested the electric shower above and water leaked through the base of the tap and through the holes, onto the floor. The issue is that the holes in the bath are 35mm...
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