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I did use a short piece of copper pipe between the isolation valve and the brass connector. I originally planned to connect the flexihose to this copper pipe using a compression joint but a friend told me (possibly he was wrong!) that I could not just make that male ending of the flexihose into...

Thank you. I will try that if it is still leaking. I have left this job for the weekend which seems to have appeared rather quickly.

Thank you for your reply. I will try as you suggest. It is frustrating that the 3 compression joints that I did are dry as a bone and this screw in connection is the one causing issues. Seems like Franke haven't thought this through very well and must be causing a lot of people headaches...

I did all the connections for the new tap. Where the cold flexi hose connects to the brass connector I initially got some weeping so I removed the tap and did this connection again with TPFE tape (approx 5 or 6 wraps) and I tightened it with 2 wrenches very tight. It is no longer weeping but...

Thank you, that is reassuring to hear.

I ended up removing some of the white plastic drainage pipes to allow me to have a hope if hell of getting something onto it. The good news is I have managed to get it loose. So plain sailing from here I hope (wishful thinking perhaps as next job is to turn off the water and cut pipes and add...

I am trying to wedge the top of the tap like this so I can try and make it budge underneath. I am working solo which probably doesn't help

I finally finished this about 8 months after starting it.

Yeah I am just trying to figure out how to unscrew it. I can see if I twist the tap from above this nut shaped object also twists. I have sprayed WD40 on it and seeing if I can get to it with a basin wrench. It is really tricky to get to. The usual I am sure with plumbing jobs!

Hi there I am going to have an attempt at replacing my mixer kitchen tap as I am getting some leakage around the knobs when the taps are turned on. Just a bit of a drip that can build up over time but it stops when the taps are turned off. Anyway I have no real experience of plumbing apart from...

Thanks for the advice. All done now. I can't say that was enjoyable. Not sure if I had a bad gun or just crap skills but the silicone was coming out like little maggots. I cut the top again to make the hole larger (at an angle of 45 degrees) which did help somewhat but it felt like it needed a...

Hi there While replacing the bath panel, I have decided it is a good time to attempt to redo the silicone around the bath as there are a few black mouldy looking areas and around the taps is yellow and black. I have removed the old silicone as best I can using a stanley knife, a credit card and...

Not easy when you are colour blind haha. I may have to go back for a colour matched one with a friend who has good colour sight :)

I popped to B&Q at lunch and grabbed a strip of 12mm scotia moulding so will see how it looks tonight. Thank you for your advice - much appreciated.

A few more photos with some rough cuts of plastic strip and a bit of the uPVC quadrant and a bit of MDF just to get an idea of how awful they all look