Wobbly bathroom mixer tap crisis.

[PHILC833493]

I have a mixer tap in my downstairs toilet and the mixer taps are loose.

The fitting underneath looks like this (see pic).
I can’t see how to tighten the brass bolt up from the bottom without the flexi pipes getting twisted constantly.

 

[oldbuffer]

Normally with that type of fixing the threaded rod, which is hollow to allow for the "pop up waste" operating rod, has a hexagon on the inside. You put a long Allen key of the right size down the operating rod hole (after removing the rod!) and tighten by turning clockwise looking down.

 

[PHILC833493]

Thanks for the reply.

How long an Alan key? I did try that, but the Alan key didn’t grip onto anything.
I’m trying to turn the wing nut from below and it’s won’t tighten fully.

 

[PHILC833493]

Forget the last message .
I got it with the alan key.
Thank you for your help,
Phil

 

[ChrisJP]

Glad it's fixed, but I don't think a wobbly tap really counts as a crisis! More a slight inconvenience - or were you being ironic?

 

[PHILC833493]

Ironic.
Probably shouldn’t have posted have tried to fix it for over an hour.