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  1. H

    Squeeking pipes/ taps in bathroom

    Recently our bathroom pipes began squeeking after flushing the toilet. I thought it was water hammer and ran all taps and turned off the water. This appeared to work but a week later and it's happening again. The process of event now is, toilet flush > and bathroom sink will squeek and the...
  2. R

    Anyone ever seen any bath taps like these?

    Has anyone ever seen any bath taps as old as these? Taps just running all of the time.
  3. P

    Can these bath taps be changed easily?

    I want to change this tap: To something like this Bath Shower Mixer - Wave Range - Better Bathrooms - https://www.betterbathrooms.com/p/wave-bath-shower-mixer Is this possible and what kind of cost would I be looking at for a central London plumber to do the work?
  4. J

    HOT WATER IN CYLINDER BUT ONLY WARM WATER FROM TAPS?

    Hi all, Over the last month we noticed water coming out of all the hot taps and shower would only come lukewarm. The puzzling thing is control unit states that the temperature in the unvented cylinder is at 69-70 degrees celsius. When I’ve I released water directly from the cylinder and felt...
  5. S

    Recommendations for basin taps and waste kits

    Hi all, I have two bathrooms where single mixer basin taps were fitted when the whole house was refurbished (8 years ago). I asked the builder at the time, to source 'square waterfall taps' and waste kits/plug stops. These are chrome and looked great when new, but, over time the chrome has...
  6. P

    Deep Reach Sockets For Taps?

    Looking to buy some Extra Deep Sockets for use on taps instead of box spanners..The fixing bolts on the taps in my house are 8mm and 10mm, so I was wondering what are the other common sizes? Trying to decided whether to buy a full set of if I only really need a couple?
  7. D

    Does anybody know what this is called? Mixer Valves/Taps?

    I bought these 'shower taps' as part of my bathroom upgrade, but my plumber ended up using a different set. I bought them in a showroom closing down sale so can't take them back, but they were quite upmarket. I was going to sell them on eBay but wasn't sure what to call them. 'Shower taps'...
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  8. A

    Old brass taps have broken HOT insert

    I have a really nice pair of old brass taps. Unscrewing the cap shows a hand holding a small dumbbell with ‘DUMB’ and ‘BELL’ either side of it on one of the six faces, and ‘TESTED 1936’ on another (also on the body of the tap although worn and so not clear there). Just below where the tap would...
  9. P

    Low pressure in taps

    Hi I have had low pressure in my kitchen taps for a few weeks now. But upstairs was fine, it has been making a few grumbling noises when the hot water tap was turned on Last night I had a washing machine removed and turned the water stopcock off temporarily. Once it was turned back on and...
  10. Steve weightman

    Replacing bath taps question

    A new set of taps they said yes I said booked in at 4pm lol. Just before I start to smash my hands to bits with getting them out what's with these tap connectors do they screw off if so do they need fibre washers when I eventually get them off Thanks
  11. S

    Help taps turning wrong way

    Can any plumber offer advise ? I purchased some taps online and my plumber installed them today . They are 1/4 turn vanity hot and cold seperate taps and they turn the wrong direction (both inwards ) my plumber said this is something he has never seen before and if “proves I should only buy...
  12. Plumbase Spares

    How Bristan EasyFit taps simplify kitchen fittings!

    Homeowners always keep up with the latest trends in kitchen refurbishments and ways to cut down costs. So, plumbers and installers need to ensure they can offer their customers competitive quotes, whilst maintaining margins by cutting down installation times. On average, replacing a kitchen...
  13. R

    Stubborn taps. Need advice on dismantling

    Hello all I came across this dead thread below and it refers to the question I need to ask. I have the same type of taps that I need to service. Don't want to force anything so I would like to run this by you all. I have attached a pic of the taps in question. You can see they are the same as...
  14. D

    want to fit tmv2 but supples to basin taps not balanced pressures

    have gravity hot, mains cold to basin taps,require to fit a tmv2 anything i can fit to avoid trying to get gravity cold to taps to balance
  15. M

    Piping up bath taps?

    Hi guys. When installing a bath what is the preferred method of piping up the taps? Hard pipe or are people happy to use flexis?
  16. D

    Noisy Ceramic Taps under high pressure.

    Hi all, i have an unvented cylinder with balanced cold feeds. The cloakroom basin monoblock tap is under 3bar of balanced pressure. As the basin is very small ive had to turn down the isolation valves to stop water flooding. Obviously this has made the taps very loud at night. Is there a way of...
  17. Y

    Fitting Vellamo touch Kitchen taps

    I have been trying to fit a Vellamo touch tap but can't get water flow through, I can hear the tap clicking but nothing happens.
  18. W

    Very roughly, rubble sack of old taps scrap value?

    Got about 4 sacks worth. Wondering how many needed before worth a trip. Thanks
  19. dandouglas

    How do I connect the taps to an overflow bath filler

    I purchased an overflow bath filler and taps but struggling to see how to connect that taps to the actual overflow filler. I've included a picture of what has been sent to me and any help would be much appreciated. I have looked everywhere online for some instructions but to no avail. I am...
  20. Dan

    Chlorinated Water from Taps - Do I filter it?

    @Lou and I have an issue with out water. It's often Chlorinated heavily. Sometimes not so bad. Too often to guarantee a nice glass of water, but not often enough to get bloody used to it. So I keep noticing it. Now I've looked online, and a filter seems to be the way to go. I aren't going to...
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