It must be a common problem.
Where the tap goes through the material of the bath tapers, meaning even when done up tight with a pair of foam washers the tap is only held down the front edge not at the back edge, so rocks forward when you apply a force to it, bad worse by its being a fairly large bath-shower mixer.
I guess what you really want is a very large tapered washer or two, do these exist, in which case what are they called and where can i order some.
Otherwise is there a clever was of levaling out the underside of the bath
? By best thought so far (bar sticking it with silcon, which would never last) is with some grease on the threads of the tap, gob a load of pinkgrip/nomorenails onto the back of a plastic washer and assemble loosely. Then when thats all set, nip it all up and or reassemble with foam washers. Thus creating a wedge of filler, and a flat face to bolt against.
Daniel
Where the tap goes through the material of the bath tapers, meaning even when done up tight with a pair of foam washers the tap is only held down the front edge not at the back edge, so rocks forward when you apply a force to it, bad worse by its being a fairly large bath-shower mixer.
I guess what you really want is a very large tapered washer or two, do these exist, in which case what are they called and where can i order some.
Otherwise is there a clever was of levaling out the underside of the bath
? By best thought so far (bar sticking it with silcon, which would never last) is with some grease on the threads of the tap, gob a load of pinkgrip/nomorenails onto the back of a plastic washer and assemble loosely. Then when thats all set, nip it all up and or reassemble with foam washers. Thus creating a wedge of filler, and a flat face to bolt against.
Daniel
