plumbing advice

[Ashtonian]

You have to turn the valve off under the sink.

haha waiting for that piece of advice to become useful eh?

Well its noted so wont piss about with it until the valve is turned

 

[roydo]

fantastic, cheers! any chance of the water spraying out when i do this?

Turn the stopcock off mate. Will be on the water pipe, often near where it leaves the house. And once you have shut that, TEST THE COLD TAP IN CASE YOU HAVE FULLY OPENED IT INSTEAD!!!

 

[tommye]

fantastic, cheers! any chance of the water spraying out when i do this?

turn on the tap of the same (hot or cold) on the wash basin in the bathroom. Will take out any pressure or water while you work on the bath tap.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

I assume plumbing in the UK works like it does here...

Before you break down the tap, turn off the water

You should have a cover that unscrews, from there you should have a copper valve or similar. The valve should screw on/off (to open/close the water) and screw into the larger plumbing fixture.

Once you find the problem, liberally apply sawdust.

Faucet, meh, USMNT etc etc

 

[tommye]

@chris ashton17

that should fix it. If any further problems just tag me and I'll appear.

 

[Ashtonian]

@chris ashton17

that should fix it. If any further problems just tag me and I'll appear.

Cheers, massive help. Will take a look tonight and see whats what with it.

 

[peteblue]

fantastic, cheers! any chance of the water spraying out when i do this?

If you're sure you really want it to I'm sure tommy can advise.......

 

[tommye]

If you're sure you really want it to I'm sure tommy can advise.......

this can be easily done....

 

[Ashtonian]

@tommye

One more thing i need to ask, how do i take the top off the tap? No idea how to do that, had a check last night. Its pretty much this tap

 

[toffeesnuggs]

Chris you can repair the valve 9/10 times.
Just take apart, file, clean & grease the hexagonal piston and put back together.
It's easy to round off the valve as well so use a ring spanner (usually 17mm).
And use a wrench to hold the tap so the whole thing doesn't turn.
Put a cloth over the tap to prevent scratching it.

 

[toffeesnuggs]

@tommye

One more thing i need to ask, how do i take the top off the tap? No idea how to do that, had a check last night. Its pretty much this tap

Use a knife to prize off the disc on top
Underneath is a screw.

 

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@tommye

@tommye x2

 

[tommye]

Use a knife to prize off the disc on top
Underneath is a screw.

this @chris ashton17

 

[Ashtonian]

Use a knife to prize off the disc on top
Underneath is a screw.

Thank you very much