Changing 2 tap hole basin taps for single tap.

[MickBrown]

I have a customer who would like a single tap on their 2 tap basin, like the bath filer taps. However he centers are 200mm and I cannot find any single taps with 200mm centers. Anybody know of any? Another option is to blank off one hole and put a monoblock on the other, would a monoblock fit in a single tap hole?

 

[Whn1]

Yes to the second question.

 

[sam51]

I have a customer who would like a single tap on their 2 tap basin, like the bath filer taps. However he centers are 200mm and I cannot find any single taps with 200mm centers. Anybody know of any? Another option is to blank off one hole and put a monoblock on the other, would a monoblock fit in a single tap hole?

change the basin, i can do anything. but miracles don't happen.

 

[MickBrown]

change the basin, i can do anything. but miracles don't happen.

I have just done that. It is flat above a restaurant, not an English restaurant. There are about 8 guys that live there and the owner just wanted to tart the bathroom up a little at minimum cost. It is a old building and the bathroom is probably 30 years old at least. It was a 2 tap hole basin and he was muttering about the taps and I just thought he meant they did not work properly,which they didn't. His English was okay but with a thick accent and he spoke very fast so I assumed he meant change like with like. The walls are crumbling plaster board mainly held together by the woodchip wallpaper that covers it. It was a nightmare to get a fixing and Mr Silicon helped to fix the basin so it is nice and secure. When he came back and saw it he said he wanted one tap but he was talking about a filler tap like a bath filler, I said I don't think they make them but he insists they are available. There reason is because the hot water is so hot that you cannot put our hand under it so he wanted a mixer. I said no great problem I can turn the water temperature down but he said that he wants the water hot for the kitchen downstairs which is on the same system. Last thing I want to do is take the basin off and change it again. The bathroom will have a shiny new basin and toilet but the bath and shower cubicle is still 30 years old, the floor and walls are all a mess so I think having a monoblock in one tap hole and a blank on the other will look fine.

One of those jobs you wish you'd never started.

 

[sam51]

oh well lesson learned,
its better than what there used to {a bucket}
why not get a blending valve.

 

[helpsy]

Tmv ?...

 

[MickBrown]

I think a TMV would be the way to go, however I think it would cost more than fitting a cheap monoblock so I know which way the owner will go. Thanks guys for your help.

 

[stevetheplumber]

i thought single holes were to small to fit a mono block in

 

[TerryWaite]

Im with Steve, never tried it as it sounds ludicrous but I reckon dual tap holes are smaller than single so no you wouldn't get a monobloc in

 

[johnnyplumb]

basin tap holes can vary a bit in diameter, but you'd be lucky to get a monobloc tap to fit through one of the holes.
if you really dont want to replace the basin again, blank off the 2 tap holes with ceramic blanks, then drill a new hole in the centre of the basin with the correct size porcelain drill. porcelain drills are not cheap though, but you should be able to use it again on another job. it wont look as good as a proper 1 hole basin, but it sounds like that wont matter to your customer.

 

[frankjames]

I've been asked many times over the years,and have never found a monoblock to fit in , sorry

 

[aido]

Fit a new basin:crazy:

 

[TerryWaite]

Turn the hot water temp down/ fit a cylinder stat

 

[Daza87]

If the hole is 30mm, a mono block tap should be ok

 

[MickBrown]

Thanks for the replies. Going for the TMV option.