Recent content by j.aldous

Thanks guys! I ended up managing to find some replacement valves at a handy DIY shop down the road from me, think I got lucky with them being in - especially since I got home and found that one of them doesn't fit. Turns out that there was some kind of insert in the part of the tap body where...

Thanks a lot for the help guys - I managed to get in, unscrewed the shrouds and got the tap heads off. Turns out they’re ceramic disc valves, there’s a worn O ring on one of them but wonder if it’s worth just replacing them entirely - if I can get them off the tap handle… not quite sure how I’ll...

Okay, so unscrewed the screws holding the tap heads on - but try as I might I can’t get the tap heads off. Feels like they’re held in place by something, but may just be stiff, I’m not sure. Is it worth trying to unscrew the shrouds before taking them off to see the valve? Or should I try and...

Thanks a lot for this! I'll give that all a go. Really appreciate the help!

Hey avonmouth, Thanks a lot for the speedy reply, I really appreciate it! I'll try doing that. For a tap like this, am I right in thinking I'll have to unscrew the taps under the hot and cold taps (it looks like this may have been attempted before, there's some kind of sticker on one of the...

Hi everyone - sorry if if this post doesn't comply with forum rules, I'm a first-time poster here! I've just moved into a new house which has a Victorian-style bath shower mixer mounted above the bath on the wall. There's a constant, fairly heavy drip coming from the spot, which shifts to...