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Secco - The tap is installed with tap then washer, this is then put through the hole and the brass backnut is tightened up as far as i can do it against the stainless steel sink. There is still a little thread there but i cannot tighten it up any further no matter how hard i try. Will go and get...

the back nuts are indeed brass, just cant get it tight enough though to keep the taps stable. It seems to me there should be more " packing " between the brass nut and the sink.

Doing a refit on a friends kitchen and i have come across a small problem with the kitchen taps. They are good quality peglar ones, but the small soft washer they come with is very poor. I am unable to secure the taps enough ( stop them turning or wobbling) with this flimsy washer. Would some...

Pity you dont work in or around Wales, i would have jumped at the chance :(.

Purchase a 1/2 to 15mmm male iron. Used these on a job recently and they worked a treat.

On a totally serperate point from the one raised within this subject. As an employer what are you looking for in a possible new apprentice/trainee?. Would you prefer a phone call to ask for an work, or a CV dropped through the post?. Any advice would be greatly appreciated in order for me to...

Just a bit of advice regarding the so called " money grows on trees " plumbing industry from my point of view so far. Despite what the colleges/training centres tell you regarding projected incomes its all a load of crap. The wages fall far short of the speel these guys love to give, after all...

Put the concave plastic washer in the waste, then the arm with the plastic ball attached, through this then screwed the nut up really tight. Did not have a rubber washer with it. What is the correct sequence in case i am missing something?.

Installed a new vanity unit yesteray with a monobloc tap which has a pop up waste operated by a small level at the back of the tap. Had a small leak on the connection where the level mechanism with the ball on which goes into the basin when the tap was left running and the trap filled up. Is...

Installing one of these for my friends mum tomorrow and i have never done one before. Just would like a heads up and some tips on what to expect. Goto fix to a plasterboard wall which isnt ideal, but will use them cavity wall fixings you use with a setting tool. What about securing the vanity...

I am not sure sorry seco, its not a branded valve. The woman got it from her local Leekes store.

Tried a brand new bottom inlet valve and this was exactly the same, a slight passing of the water. Fitting was tight and secure straight outta the box. Cheers Seco the seal your talking about is between the rubber washer and the connection to the main body of the inlet valve. This just...

Fitted a new bottom inlet valve and was working fine. But then got a call saying the toilet was overflowing. Went back to take a look and found out then when its filling back up water is leaking from the large back nut that connects the arm to the main body. It shuts off ok so there is no grit...

The fitting in all honesty doesnt look watertight too me, even with the plastic compression fitting i can still withdraw the pipe if tightened up as much as i can from the pipe. Probably be best to solvent weld the fitting then use the plastic compression nut to give a water tight seal.

The pipework for an overflow on a close coupled toilet (not internal overflow) is usually solvent welded. I was just wondering the connection that goes through the actual cistern and is connected externally of the cistern is simply a pipe inserted into this connection and tightened up with a...

Starting to pick up a little work here and there, so i am in need of a decent quality core drill and bits. Heard some good reports on the sparky line, any comments on this or any other recommendations ?.

Yes i can see your point regarding the price of chrome waste !. What about the option of the chrome effect sleeving that can fit over the waste pipe?. Also what are the options in running the hot/cold up from the floor to the bath taps?. You need a different type of 3/4 tap connector for this or...

A friend of mine has asked me to install a new bathroom suite for him. Though with the addition of a show cubicle as well as a free standing bath and new towel radiatior. So my question is on installation advice are these. The new towel rad i would like to use chrome pipework up into the rad and...

Ok i thought that may be the case, thank you for your replies guys very much appreciated.

Went to change a radiator for a friend yesterday, so turned the boiler off , isolated the cold feed to the tanks and commenced to drain down. While that was happening i started to mark up the position of the new rad (old one had been removed ) etc. So once that was all done i went to check to...