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    Grohe basin mixer tap cover not coming off

    I have a Grohe "Eurosmart Cosmopolitan" mixer tap which doesn't turn fully to the right (cold). I fear some sloppy installation and/or an (unwanted) hot water limiter incorrectly installed. Anyway, the guy who installed it is long gone so I'm on my own DIY now. I took the grub screw out no...
  2. M

    What trap for basin?

    So my bathroom is coming along. Quick question about trap for basin in my situation So main soil pipe in building (flats) is a soil and vent pipe. My toilet connects into this and is on an approx 2m horizontal run from this main stack. Sink in next to toilet and toilet soil runs behind this...
  3. W

    Where would you terminate basin waste?

    Basin waste going to come through under coloured square little window. Where would you terminate it? Thanks
  4. C

    Orientation of basin waste pipe

    I think I may have been a tool here, but I would appreciate some advice. My bathroom sink "click-clack" waste plughole jammed, so I bought a new one and fitted it. Plenty of silicone sealer, and nothing complicated. On testing it, the water was streaming out (not just dripping). It was as...
  5. C

    Vintage Bath and Basin tap help

    Hello - just moved house and have inherited a classic bathroom suite (avocado). We're keeping it for the moment, but need to do a bit of work to the taps. All are difficult to stop dripping and not very attractive any more. I bought some tap reviver tops but they didn't fit. Googling, I can't...
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    Bathroom Basin fitting

    Hello, Is it a must to fix the pedastal to the sink and the skin to the wall? I didnt really want to screw into my tiles, but knowing silicone is a good adhesive is it sufficient? Should the Sink be level front to back all, or should it have a tilt backwards to allow the skin to empty fully...
  7. P

    What waste to use for basin and vanity

    I'm fitting and basin and vanity what waste is best to use P trap or Bottle trap. Thank you Paul
  8. P

    counter-top basin waste query

    Hello, I have purchased a counter-top basin which has a waste hole diameter of 45mm but the drain waste assy sold with it is 32mm diameter threaded. Is it normal to use a much smaller size waste (13mm smaller) or should I be using a larger size. Regards.
  9. quality

    Seen this today supplying hot and cold to a basin .

  10. A

    Can anyone help identify this basin?

    I need to replace this basin, it's 430ish wide and 415ish deep. There is no manufacturer name on it, there is a number which appears to be 25381 but it doesn't bring any results online. City plumbing are no help either. I can go as wide as 525 but no deeper. Ideally 2 tap hole if I need to get...
  11. N

    Replaced basin waste - unable to connect to waste pipe

    Hi I've never done any plumbing, so please forgive my ignorance. I've had to replace the waste on the basin in my downstairs loo. The new waste (the bit that goes into the sink) is shorter than the previous one (by about 10mm), so now it doesn't line up with the waste pipe. I've attached a...
  12. P

    Waste Outlet Too Low In Wall for Basin

    I've messed up. I ran a new waste for the basin to the soil stack. I've since installed plasterboard and and tiled over the wall. Now it has come to fit the sink, it seems I brought the waste out too low. What's the best way to overcome this? Even with the adjustable bottle trap I can't get...
  13. jaydebruyne

    Basin waste blues With a leak

    why is it that 90% of basin wastes leak if you use the washers they supply. Fitted 3 of the same wastes today in 3 different basins and all leaked. You’d think manufacturers would test their crap products!!! :mad:
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    Replacing basin taps.

    Hi I've got a couple of Basin taps to replace, once again they are old 1970's taps. I've never replaced basin taps before. I've got a basin wrench, I'm presuming you undo the holding nut, then undo the nut from the pipe to the tap thread. Then take the tap out, do I have to put anything on the...
  15. Luca

    Replacing basin tap but flexible pipe to replace

    Hello, I'm replacing my hot water tap, but only now I realized that the hose nut is bigger than the tap connector I'd like to remove the old flexible but I do not know what I have to loosen Can I keep the old flexible pipe(I know it looks orrible)and buy an extension+adaptor?? The new tap is a...
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    Hudson Reed TEC 3 hole basin tap cartridge removal

    Hi New here, be gentle! I have a HR 3 hole basin mixer cold tap (very similar to the latest TEX 337) which is leaking from the top/body of the tap. I've replaced the handle and barrel (with 2 black bands) but still leaks.How do I replace the ceramic valve,all the valves I see have a nut at the...
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    Basin cold tap to securely take hose pipe or Hozelock fitting

    My customer requires a garden tap at the front of the house but the pipe route is a 600 mile torturous route which involves going over the staircase and along lounge skirting, there's no way. The only solution is to put a wall mounted garden tap in the downstairs toilet but I said if the...
  18. M

    O-ring question regarding Lefroy basin tap

    Hi, I'm looking for some advice on a Lefroy basin tap. I have a tap where I need to remake the seal where the spindle of the tap goes into the body, through the gland nut. There looks to have been an o-ring, which has perished and there is a weep now when the tap is open, so I want to remake...
  19. W

    Broken cream basin update

    Had it repaired/restored. One hell of a professional job! To give them their dues it is Alscot Bathrooms (Restorations & Bath Re-Enamelling)
  20. N

    Concealed / pre-wall basin waste conections

    Hi, I am renovating a bathroom and seeking advice regarding basin waste pipe connections in concealed walls, pre-walls. Can anyone advise me what waste connection / socket is actually left in the wall in a scenario similar to this image assuming that the basin wall is internal and the waste...

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