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Yes it was hewed but wd40 and the spanner fixed this whoever worked on this previously must also have been a DIYer. The leak is a slow drip at the bottom underside around where the waste meets sinkhole.

Thanks guys very much so it was a bit of work but I pulled it off not without drama though I went to three YES three DIY with a rubber washer they said was 1" and was no longer made which turned out to be a 3/4" washer that had expanded due to use on the hot water tap. Finally went to a little...

thats probably because shower pipe fitting was changed however isnt three years old in bathroom fittings although I think its more than that as the hex nuts have nothing available that fit these shower/tap units at least thats what a plumber told me ;-)

Thank you very very much I am off to B&Q in the morning, plumber from insurance came around and suggested I would have to remove the taps didn't even try a repair but because it is a beautiful piece of British Kit I do not just want to go and replace it with some cheap fittings I really like the...

Cheers Terry will try tomorrow and report back

Yes Ken its the part where you remove the spindle the nut is wedged it seems on the right hand tap (hot) would the alleviate the problem if I where to somehow remove this and replace the washer or is there any way there is some tap out there that will fit the existing fittings 200mm wide (I have...

I have just moved and the house has an old cast iron bath I believe. The mixer is pictured for the shower etc however the hot water constantly runs I cannot change the taps as they are near impossible to access from underneath and restating the tap and or changing the washer is impossible as...