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Leaking mixer from the top handle, new cartridge presumably required. No name cheap Chinese stuff no doubt! Stupidly tiled in, can't see any way loosening might be possible! Can't see any recessed hex or flats for a box spanner etc. I'm sure I'll need a plumber but after some independent...

I removed the two screws from the threaded brass piece (which were in the two holes on the sides). I can now twist the brass piece but the tap twists with it. I was wondering what I should do next and what tool to use. Thanks for any advice!

Hi all, First post here so hope I'm not breaking any rules with my first post! I have some Roca mono-block / mixer taps from a few years ago and living in a super-hard water area the tap tails are full of limescale and need to be replace, but I can't identify how to remove (and replace) the...

Hello everyone. I have a Hanstrom hot water tap with an under-sink boiler. A few days ago it started beeping and showing E4 on the display. We can't set the temperature or reset it. Changing the filter didn't help so I disconnected it, put descaler in (Hanstrom suggested this) for about an hour...

My shower mixer tap popped off when I was turning it (hot water end) I turned off stop cock and tried to put it back on. I can't get it back on securely, it always seems loose. I can tighten the screw at the end but that makes no difference as that only seems to hold the valve inside the chrome...

I am OK with DIY stuff, but I have no idea about plumbing. We've just bought a property and it has a small kitchen sink and washing area in the basement. We've just refurbished the area and bought a new tap. After installing the new flexi tap tails directly onto the old isolation valves for the...

I have a twin concealed shower valve- recently it has got incredibly stiff when turning the temperature control (bottom tap) clockwise to cold but still smooth when anticlockwise to hot. I want to try remove the tap to see if I can work out what is going on. I have removed the grub screw from...

Hi all, For the past year we have had parts of dead bugs (ie spiderlegs, bits of wings, shells) and odd debris coming out of our hot water tap only in the bath. We have a classic boiler (not combi) so we have a large old hot water tank/cylinder in the airing cupboard in the bathroom and a tiny...

All of the taps in my house have an aerator which is easily unscrewed for cleaning. However the kitchen one is spitting and blocked and it's the only one I can't unscrew. The tap is an Ebb+Flo brand which can be seen here...

Hi Guys, I've these hot and cold tap. The washer used in these taps are not flat but perturbed. Top tap in the photo below is hot tap, which works fine. The bottom tap is cold tap, washer is worn out which makes this cold tap make hammering noise. Not sure what type of washer it is? Where do I...

How do I loosen these brass nuts for the hot/cold pipes? I’ve tried all sorts but can’t get a grip of them. Tried using an adjustable spanner but there’s just no space to turn the nut.

The freestanding tap in our new home has a leak pouring out of it when the water is on but I can’t figure out how to take it apart and fix it. Is there a trick to getting these apart? Thank you!

Hey folks! I've some really old taps in our kitchen that I would like to replace. I'm sure a super basic question, but could someone please tell me how these are connected? I don't want to jump in cutting or turning and not have what I need to finish the job... or make it more complicated than...

Hi I have a kitchen mixer tap which allows the top part to pull out as a hose (like american sinks). It has frayed and I need t replace it, can you please identify what type of hose this is please and thanks I've uploaded 3No. photos

Hey all, I had a hot/cold kitchen skink tap changed over to a mixer around 6 months ago, I've had to clean what looks like rust from the base of the tap almost daily. I've attached an image below. Is this likely to be the tap or something within the pipe system at fault?

We have a sink tap where the rubber washer between it and the sink has degraded and causes a slight leak into the cupboard below. All very straightforward so far. But since that started, the tap can be twisted left or right and water is ALSO definitely leaking from the nut in picture 2. This...

I recently bought a couple of ceramic tap cartridges for my basin taps - went for type "CC2". Although I was careful to get most measurements correct, I didn't notice that the spline section is a larger diameter than before - gone from a 20-spline 7.6mm to 20-spline 8.8mm, so of course my lever...

Hi, I have recently moved into a new house. The previous owner said that he had asked for the hot water flow to be reduced from the tap, as he once let a bath overflow and didn’t want to repeat this. I can only see one isolation value which is fully open. Is there any way to adjust flow using...

Hi All, I wonder if you lovely people could help me, we have an old tap on the bathroom sink and when you turn it on it becomes really wobbly and loose in your hand. I've included a picture to show the faulty tap. In my experiences of taps in the past, I assumed that the white bit on the top...

Hi I want to replace my outside tap and pipework as the old one doesn't have a Double check valve (inside or out). I have purchased A DCV and isolator, but do I need a drain-cock on the inside? also is it - isolation valve then DCV?