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Ah. It looks like I might have been stupid then...... I expected the waste to fit snugly in the hole and because there's a 2-3mm gap all the way round I assumed this meant I needed the next size up i.e. 40mm waste. So, is it normal to have a gap then? And if so wouldn't any potential...

The basin hole is about 45mm

Slotted Minimum length about 70mm Maximum flange size probably about 75mm The diameter of the new bath waste I bought is probably ideal, if only it was longer and didn't have the overflow pipe coming off!! Bob

Does anyone know where I can get a 40mm basin waste? I bought a 32mm believing that this was the only possible size, and it was the same size as the one I was replacing. But when I took the old plughole out it was apparent that the hole was much larger than 32mm and whoever had installed the...

Thanks for your replies. The swarf seems to be just tiny threads of copper, between 5mm and 10mm long, about 0.5mm wide. The local roads seem to be permanently dug for something or other, but I'm not aware that there's been specific water problems nearby. No neighbours have mentioned...

I seem to have a problem with swarf coming from the mains. Does anyone know what the cause is and how to fix it? I replaced my kitchen tap about 3 months ago and ever since I've had to take the cold valve out once a week and pick bits of swarf out to prevent the tap dripping. Within a week...

Background: I've got a monobloc tap in the kitchen sink which became progressively more wobbly as the backnut loosened. There wasn't enough room to get a spanner to tighten it, so I put up with it. But now I've discovered the hot water is leaking from the bottom of the tap, where it connects the...