Recent content by sirmixatap

I gave the insides a scrub after that photo was taken and it does look a bit better now, but not great. I'll try to remember to post pics of the pipes, but I can't for a couple days. I've already established there's isolation valves on both hot and cold pipes.

The screw might well, in theory, go in to the slot in the white nylon component. But the reality is that it won't. What's shown in the photo, of the end of the screw essentially flush with the inside of the base, is a far as the screw goes in. The screwhead is right up against the outside of the...

I've just bought a house and discovered the mixer tap in the kitchen leaks out the bottom of the swan neck when the taps are on. I'm wondering if anyone can advise on whether it's repairable. Replacement seems like it would be a big job as it's soldered on to the water pipes. There's a...