What a great video, clear precise and very informative. I can’t think why this hasn’t had more 👍 it deserves thousands! Thank you.
@yourplumbingpal1225
16 күн бұрын
Thanks I am glad it was helpful, cool. Appreciate the feedback.
@michaelwalsh7846
Ай бұрын
Thanks for clear demo. Now I feel good to go! Cheers. Mike
@craigthompson6174
2 ай бұрын
I got my washer changed. Thanks dude!
@eddierae8945
2 ай бұрын
I was ajusting the ballcock on my small toilet, Turned the stopcock off, and turned the cold water tap on to drain /air in above the sink. I noticed when using my electric, cold mains supply shower, that slurging sound from it, which eventually sorted itself out. What caused it, and prevent it happening again👍
@yourplumbingpal1225
2 ай бұрын
I would think it just had air in it, the shower, and as the air was forced out by the mains pressure water it would then run normally. The best way to stop it is just to run the shower on cold to get all the air out before then putting it to a heat setting which also means it cant overheat because it has air in it and not enough water. I have to say most electric showers are well designed to flush the air out once the supply has been off and reinstated. Good idea is also when turning off an electric shower, turn the power switch through the settings rather than from.2 to zero or whatever, as it gives it a second of water flowing with no heat element on which means it cant overheat and damage itself , also means if someone uses it right behind you they dont have a tiny cylinder of suoer heated water coming on to them when they switch it on, anyway thats not what you asked. The air in the shower issue after having the water off is not really a problem its just an issue that kind of clears usually within 30 seconds. Not sure if that helps, but hope so.
@Joe2328
3 ай бұрын
cheers mate, it was an unusual colour!
@geoschickencity788
3 ай бұрын
cheers fella
@djjules5945
4 ай бұрын
Great find this video. However, the headnut is stuck fast. Can't shift it. Any ideas? Thank you.
@yourplumbingpal1225
4 ай бұрын
Hi Julian , only thing I can think of is applying some heat from possibly a heat gun with the metal sheild against the basin and this should in theory expand the tap body to let you undo the tap body from it. Need the water off first of course to stop it absorbing the heat. It sounds good in theory however the fact is it is quite difficult to get it to work. Also important to apply the force to the spanner right after the heat, no tome delay as it will.cool very quickly. Very important heat is not in anyway applied to the porcelein basin, good luck.
@djjules5945
3 ай бұрын
@@yourplumbingpal1225 that's appreciated, I will give that a try for sure. Thanks for your swift response.
@ab-hu6nt
4 ай бұрын
My cold tap exactly as per your video. Problems with hot tap as couldn't release spindle by slightly raising the dust cap. In the end I undid the grub screw holding the tap handle which I removed to expose the spingle. This allowed me to use a 13/16" ring spanner to remove the spindle. (More grip and leverage). Just a suggestion.
@georgemorley1029
6 ай бұрын
Job jobbed. Thanks .
@yourplumbingpal1225
6 ай бұрын
Glad it helped cool.
@yourplumbingpal1225
6 ай бұрын
Ah that is brilliant well done.
@SaraMBusch
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Our taps are a bit older than yours, and we had no washers left at all! But we took the screw out, added the new washer, and now the dripping taps won't keep me awake at night! Thanks again!
@richardmunoz4771
7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much very useful
@drcl7429
7 ай бұрын
Any idea where I can get handles for those type of bath taps? They have a square shaped pin/spindle to attach to the handle. I cant seem to find them anywhere and don't know what the spindle is called. Or is it best just to replace the entire tap head?
@TheIronHeadRat
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing 👍
@yourplumbingpal1225
9 ай бұрын
You are most welcome, cheers.
@hotpointbrownlover3365
10 ай бұрын
the bathroom suite needs replacing by the looks of it
@yourplumbingpal1225
10 ай бұрын
It certainly does. Reckon it was circa 1950's based on the markings on the taps. I am pretty sure it is still in.
@hotpointbrownlover3365
10 ай бұрын
@@yourplumbingpal1225 is the bath on its own
@sauzee55
10 ай бұрын
cheers bud, worked a treat
@yourplumbingpal1225
10 ай бұрын
A great glad it did.
@clivejames6918
10 ай бұрын
Was looking for a demo with the same type and age of tap in my house. This was perfect. Thanks for sharing the info.
@yourplumbingpal1225
10 ай бұрын
Ah that is good glad it helped.
@nathankaiser2511
11 ай бұрын
Brilliant hands on demonstration, thank you Amen
@yourplumbingpal1225
11 ай бұрын
Ah great, hope it helped, thank you.
@joanangel5283
11 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'll try this next few days. Funny hearing a fellow Scottish accent.
@yourplumbingpal1225
11 ай бұрын
Good luck. Its an old video however I cannot ever get used to hearing my own voice .
@alexg5513
Жыл бұрын
Loved this video, thanks so much for taking the time to upload... Super helpful
@yourplumbingpal1225
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful, cool and cheers.
@neeskeskneesk4004
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this!
@bicycle-oq1eh
Жыл бұрын
great video, well presented & most informative 👏👍... i have to do my sink taps which are similar so very useful video 👍..top marks 💯
@michaelthompson7789
Жыл бұрын
Dreadful quality video. Far too dark and lacking in contrast.
@tinmachine693
Жыл бұрын
As an occasional amateur plumber changing a washer is invariably the hardest job coz by the time you get to changing the washer is so corroded getting to the washer is practically impossible
@AnthonyFrancisJones
Жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thanks for this. Good advice about not cracking the sink! I wonder whether some washers are better than others. The modern ones seem very hard whereas the older ones seemed to have a bit more give in them and seemed to last rather better as they did not get grooved by the tap seat. Thoughts or just fit the cheapest washers you can find?
@Kiss4cooper
Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@ftamang44
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@yourplumbingpal1225
Жыл бұрын
You are most welcome.
@baljitkumar5342
Жыл бұрын
Great video, couldn't find anything on KZitem for these style of taps. Much appreciated.
@shirazameer2629
Жыл бұрын
I have the exact same taps on the sink bar the sink colour! Great video as I could not get the heads off. Thanks.
@yourplumbingpal1225
Жыл бұрын
Ah brilliant glad it helped, thats cool, cheers.
@clairesewcreative1255
Жыл бұрын
This is the best video I've found for these taps! Need to change a washer in my 1960's council flat and wanted to do it before I ask my long suffering Dad, turns out I'm not strong enough to stop the tap spinning and actually undo it but at least now I know 🙂
@yourplumbingpal1225
Жыл бұрын
Ah that is a shame Claire, glad it helped just a pity you didn"t manage it. A lot of the time these things can be very well seized and you do get ones that simply will not move or break before they do move which is not a lot of use.
@clairesewcreative1255
Жыл бұрын
@@yourplumbingpal1225 I did it, used blocks of wood to brace the tap against the wall to undo it, won't tell you what I used to brace it to do it up again 😆 sadly it's still dripping so going to try reseating it
@yourplumbingpal1225
Жыл бұрын
@@clairesewcreative1255 ah great. Ye you should be able to feel with a finger nail if there is a damaged seat but to be fair not everyone has nails they can to that with and reseating might just do it, good luck.
@dwightlafayette2801
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much…this helps me a lot
@yourplumbingpal1225
Жыл бұрын
That is good to know , glad it did, really need to get round to making more videos some time . Cheers .
@Ben55583
Жыл бұрын
Excellent and practical demonstration of the simple, but at the same time essential skill of changing a washer in a leaking tap. I had never done it before, so it was very useful to see how it is being done here on the exact same type of tap. Thanks very much, Plumbing Pal.
@yourplumbingpal1225
Жыл бұрын
That is great , glad you found it useful, and thank you. Much appreciated.
@hq789
Жыл бұрын
This is a very helpful video, thank you! I have a tap exactly like the basin ones with the ‘cover’, however it seems to be completely stuck with limescale and I cannot get it to lift up at all. Do you have any tips? I can’t find anything at all online!
@yourplumbingpal1225
Жыл бұрын
I dont have any tips that spring immediately to mind. Though I would maybe try some limescale removal cleaner spray( left on for a period of time) and if the problem is it wont loosen it might be worth trying a rubber band kind of grip ( instead of a spanner or grips) very similar to the type you get to take off cartridge oil filters on cars. Hope that makes sense. They arent always easy to get off however if you keep at it it should come. Taps like those basin ones are getting on for being 60 to 70 years old so it can be a lot of muck on them even if cleaned regularly as the cleaner also helps get in the gaps and again makes it harder to come off. Hope some of that makes sense.
@hq789
Жыл бұрын
@@yourplumbingpal1225 thank you SO much! This worked, soaked overnight in white vinegar and used one of those openers and it worked! Sadly though, now the bolt inside, exactly the same as in the basin in this vid, absolutely will not budge. I don’t suppose you have another amazing tip do you please? You’re a lifesaver!
@yourplumbingpal1225
Жыл бұрын
@@hq789 I cannot remember if its in the video , it possibly is , however the only thing I can think of is using a set of grips or spanner to hold agaisnt yourself with either plastic jaws or a cloth round the tap spout to stop it being damaged . I have see a tool that I think was called a tap gear removal tool, or head gear removal tool and it used the tap body to lever against itself similarily to what I described essentially holding the spout and levering against that so as not to snap the basin. It looked great though its not the sort of tool most people would get much use out of I dont think. Sorry no other ideas, if you use heat on it it will just burst the basin so there is no point in anything like that. Good luck, great taps if you cab get them apart , will last another 50 to 70 years.
@TryDiy
Жыл бұрын
I have split a basin in a 50-year-old sink, and it is not fun.
@alanweir3567
Жыл бұрын
The most admirable part is calling a shifter a shifter.Anyone who calls it an adjustable is worth the watching.
@greggreg2263
2 жыл бұрын
I am subscriber 202💥
@alberttatlock5104
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant 👍
@yourplumbingpal1225
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, glad it helped or hope it did at least.
@greenflock8091
2 жыл бұрын
Have you dyed your hair?
@yourplumbingpal1225
2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha, no product has ever been put on that hair.
@barbaraeilbeck5654
2 жыл бұрын
Very useful video thanks
@markgalione
2 жыл бұрын
Really good video. Thanks
@richieakram
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent info....thanks :)
@yourplumbingpal1225
2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome glad it was useful to you Cheers.
@warrentaylor5131
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video
@yourplumbingpal1225
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful, cheers.
@stephenm5000
2 жыл бұрын
With an accent like that, you know you're in good hands!
@yourplumbingpal1225
2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha ye I will be doing financial adverts soon maybe.
@tillybinkieking7258
2 жыл бұрын
Could wear a thick glove when holding the brass body? If the screwdriver slips this might help protect...
@yourplumbingpal1225
2 жыл бұрын
Ye good idea, i never work without gloves usually now.
@stevehaire6324
3 жыл бұрын
You really helped me out on this one - couldn't have done it without your video. Thanks mate.
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