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  1. M

    Bathroom tap handle help please

    Hi please can anyone advise where I can get 6 spline(nut) handle from . All I see is ones with multiple splines I have no idea of make of taps dirty I know but we just need handles:)
  2. T

    Tap shanks too short for worktop

    Trying to put new taps in for an old lady but her utility worktop is too deep. Anyone know a reliable way to extend the tap shanks please? Cheers all.
  3. D

    Basic tap installation, confidence lacking :)

    Hiya - the mixer tap in my kitchen has been leaking and squeaking for months, and of course I've avoided fixing it while refusing to pay a professional. Now I'm hearing noises in the bath tap (which stop suddenly when I isolated the kitchen sink), so I think the time has come to actually do...
  4. A

    Can my leaking mixer tap be fixed?

    Hi all, our kitchen mixer tap is leaking from the base of the swan neck. I texted a plumber and he told me I new a new tap but I'd like to think there's hope as far as repairing it (it's less than 4 years old). I've tried to examine it myself (I'm just a homeowner) but I cannot see any of the...
  5. M

    Please help - thundering noise when I open the hot water tap

    Hello I have no experience in this industry. A few years ago our home was completely stripped apart, remodelled and extended. This required new hot and cold water pipes all over the house, a larger boiler, larger tank and so on - see attached. We wanted the water tank to go into the loft but...
  6. R

    Connection for parallel tap port

    Hi all, Happy Sunday…first poster here so pls be gentle 😊 I have a Nuie Arvan ARV828 basin mixer tap which I am trying to connect H/C feeds to. The inlets are 1/2in BSP parallel threads. The issue I have is I am wanting to properly seal the inlets with more than just PTFE/Fernox. However I...
  7. J

    Connecting spout into mix tap

    Hi. Just want to make sure I'm not gonna wreck something. I need to connect the spout to the mixer tap, put it's very difficult to push down into place. Is this normal? I've wound out the grub screw to ensure that it's not catching. Just didn't want to apply too much force pressing it down if...
  8. S

    Tap holes or 0 tap holes?

    Tap holes or 0 tap holes? For a bathtub and also for a sink. what is more quality and what is best value for money?
  9. M

    How to fix outside tap

    I have this outside tap and a while ago it stopped turning off completely. The water almost stops flowing but then it'll click and the water is back to full pressure, no matter how much you turn the tap to the off position, it just keeps spinning. As you can see from the photo, I've had to put a...
  10. J

    How to tap off a 15mm compression to 1/2?

    While I am a trained engineer I appear blind when it comes to plumbing fittings. I want to tee off the 15mm compression (copper pipe to flex hose) to loo so as to supply a cold water bidet. The bidet is suppplied via a 1/2 connection. So appears simple, a tee but cannot find - any suggestions...
  11. C

    Help please needed regards kitchen mixer tap !

    Hi all, I'm having problems with an old kitchen mixer tap.......the cold side is dripping from spout so I attempted to remove the brass cartridge to change rubber washers but for some reason after fully unscrewing it doesn't want to come out. Maybe something simple stopping it but I didn't...
  12. LegendHarry

    Identify Make of Bath Tap

    Desperate. Can anyone help me identify this bath mixer tap? Make worn off and needs replacement cartridge. External diameter is 46mm and height is 114mm
  13. R

    Access to ceramic valve on quarter turn tap

    I'm baffled how to access a ceramic valve in order to replace it on this quarter turn sink tap. Here's the tap... I can remove the arm... ...and unscrew the collar to lift it up a little... ...and unscrew the fixing plate that secures the tap to the sink... ...but I can't get to the...
  14. D

    Tap head and screw stuck

    Hi, I am trying to replace my washers but on one tap the screw I can’t remove and the second. Removed screw but I can’t pull of the handle :/ Does anyone have Any ideas ? Kind regards
  15. D

    How to fix dripping tap

    Hi, my tap is dripping. It’s not constant. Sometimes if I try that extra tighten it stops but most of time slowly dripping It’s dripping from the tap where water comes out. Not below or near where turn off. Can anyone advice how I fix this? Or do I have to replace the whole tap Thanks in advance
  16. M

    Whats missing from this tap set?

    Can i ask you experts, if i buy 2 traditional taps for my basin, what else do i need Do i need a slotted waste or a short 1 will do I was trying to post links bt it wdnt let me so hard to explain! Thank you!!
  17. S

    Mixer tap cartridge advice please

    Hi, I’m looking for a replacement cartridge for the one below . Is it a standard fitting or is it likely to have been discontinued? Tap us about 18 years old ( Blanco daras)
  18. A

    problem with water flow in a new mixer tap

    Had a new bathroom fitter, and the sink has these taps on Ideal Standard Tesi 1 lever Chrome effect Deck Mono Mixer Tap. The hot and cold water flow is reduced. But when the fitter took the taps off the water flow was increased, Could there be a problem with the new taps or is this because they...
  19. J

    Need an attachment for a kitchen mixer tap for a garden hose.

    I bought a Hozelock tap to hose fitting, though it doesn't fit the tap. The diameter appears to be 22mm. I desperately need a fitting for a hose to water some plants, as running back and forth with a watering can seems so unnecessary. Can anyone point me to what I'm looking for...
  20. F

    Issue with removing Kitchen tap from ceramic sink

    I’m looking to get some advice on how to remove a stubborn kitchen tap. The sink is ceramic and I’m very reluctant to take a grinder or any power tool to the tap. The fixing plate is secured by a plastic nut. Not a brass nut. You can fit a box spanner over the plastic nut, but it doesn’t...
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