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Woo-hoo! Thanks for the advice. Big adjustable wrench and brute force wins the day. And I'm just a weak little woman :-) Final (hopefully) question. Any suggestions on what I need to get so my new tap will extend far enough into the wall? As you can see in the photo, the old...

*lol* But it matches the sink and toilet! :D Hey - I'm the lucky one - in my block of flats my other neighbours have pink.

No the bath is staying - I'm just replacing the taps with less hideous ones.

To the left on one tap is the shower screen, and to the left of the other is the water spout :-( So yes tried it, but there isn't space available. I'm going to have to try the hammer approach I think...

I was more thinking trying to get something to get some grip on it.

Ok - So I need a couple of large grips (pliers?) and probably a very strong bloke (I haven't make it budge at all so far) Do I wrap it is a cloth or something? There isn't really anything to grip.

Hi, I've attempted my first plumbing project today. Successfully replaced basin and shower taps without too much hassle. However I'm stuck with the bath tapes. I can't figure out how to get them off the wall. They are a different design to the shower taps - they have double knobs, and have...

These are the problematic taps