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Limescale buildup in the tap spouts causing a blockage maybe?

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Concrete flexes????? Thats what mines set in.

If a tree falls in a wood and theres nobody to hear it, does it make a sound? :wink: I take it this only applies to acrylic/plastic baths anyway? That was why I queried the original post as mines steel so 'shouldn't' suffer the same problems.

Just to add, for the sake of further arguement to those that say don't use an SDS drill for core drilling, if they weren't 'safe' how could companies get away supplying them in SDS fitment? Surely that would come under some EU/CE law?

Thought it would be something like that but surely when the baths empty the opposite happens ie, the sealant gets pushed against the wall/bath edge and starts to peel from below?

True true. SDS drills, even low powered ones WILL work with core bits BUT they are a bugger if they get stuck. I've done 2 117mm holes, one for a cooker hood and one for an air con outlet. The cooker one went smoothly but the aircon one jammed and I had a sore forearm for a week, and im not...

Expanding foam does a great job too :lol:

This is probably a stupid question.... But why fill the bath?

Like this one ROFPMSL? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4470106560 If I bought that i'd just cut the pipes with my angle grinder, make some money for a pro plumber :lol: Edit: By the way, just tested the self adjusting wrench on the bath and it worked wonderfully...

:roll: You my friend are a feckin genius fortune teller :roll: So, couldn't get anywhere with the tools at had, found the nut on the back to be 1" and the biggest spanner i've got for my plumbing exploists is a 24mm (only ever really need 22 and 24mm), so out comes the angle grinder with a...

Well...... Just tried to undo the nuts on the basin and the tool wouldn't fit, too bulky to get into the depression :roll: Looks like i'll have to pope out and get one of the solid ones and give that a try. If that doesnt work, I may very well try the angle grinder approach. How can such a...

Well i've now managed to borrow (ok scrounge) one of the adjustable types, and i've got to say after testing it on the new tap it does seem to grip a lot better than its flimsy appearance would have you believe :lol: Wether it'll be easy to use in practice is another matter but we shall see...

Aint it the troof :lol: Years of working on cars has taught me that much :lol: Would that be the double ended 'bent prong' type? Thats what I was thinking of getting as it has 2 sizes for the nuts but i'm unsure wether there is enough clearance to turn it as the taps are up against a wall...

Ok, i'm going to replace the taps in my bathroom in the near future as they leak like buggery and really I want a mixer/shower tap on the bath. Access to the basins not too bad but the taps on the bath are right in the corner of the room, close to the wall. So basically, i've noticed in Wickes...