A question for plumbers, please.

teddysmum

Crinkmeister wrote: »

System boiler replaced with combi - hence mains pressure now on hot tap -> leak?

Yes it is a recent combi replacement for system. The only time there is a leak, though, is if water gets on the basin top around the tap hole . eg when cleaning or hair washing. As there is rust, the leak must be long standing, as the gas fitter/plumber said.

DaftyDuck

So, the tap itself, and the plumbing, isn't leaking. All that's leaking is the hole in the sink where the tap sits.....

Sounds like the plumber did a poor job when replacing the connector with flexi-hose, and can't be bothered to sort it out.

The nut under the sink pictured in post#5 just needs tightening (or replacing). If rusty, some WD40 wouldn't go amiss.

I'd recommend getting.... telling ... your plumber to sort it out. That's unless I'm talking rubbish, which others will soon point out!

teddysmum

Here it is.

Crinkmeister

Bit of WD40, one of these:



Turn off water, disconnect speedfits and off it comes. Then you just need a new gasket or it might just be a big O ring.

teddysmum

So, as I thought, I don't need a new tap ?

Avoriaz

Get another plumber or a decent DIYer friend or handyman.

That job is easy.

All you need is to use a spanner as pictured above, (Mole grips will probably do the job too) to remove the old fitting and buy one of these or similar set of tap fittings.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tap-Fitting-Kit-Single-or-Double-Rod-Kitchen-Bathroom-Horse-Shoe-Sink-Basin-Bath-/251490996000?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_SinksTaps_GL&var=&hash=item3a8e080f20

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Monobloc-Bathroom-Basin-Kitchen-Sink-Tap-Fitting-Fixing-Kit-1-Bolt-Tool-FW001-/290947038365?pt=UK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ&hash=item43bdcb7c9d

That should be a 30 minute job or less.

teddysmum

He has to come back anyway, as there is a very slight leak on a new radiator joint, so I'll have a word.

teddysmum

Avoriaz wrote: »

Get another plumber or a decent DIYer friend or handyman.

That job is easy.

All you need is to use a spanner as pictured above, (Mole grips will probably do the job too) to remove the old fitting and buy one of these or similar set of tap fittings.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tap-Fitting-Kit-Single-or-Double-Rod-Kitchen-Bathroom-Horse-Shoe-Sink-Basin-Bath-/251490996000?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_SinksTaps_GL&var=&hash=item3a8e080f20

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Monobloc-Bathroom-Basin-Kitchen-Sink-Tap-Fitting-Fixing-Kit-1-Bolt-Tool-FW001-/290947038365?pt=UK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ&hash=item43bdcb7c9d

That should be a 30 minute job or less.

Are they universal fitting ? I ask as tap head fixings have definitely changed as 'my' plumber commented and a friend who works in a bathroom/kitchen centre agreed. (The subject of my original question, which , thankfully is obsolete, so won't cost a whole new bathroom).

Crinkmeister

Should be all the same, yes.

Avoriaz

teddysmum wrote: »

Are they universal fitting ? I ask as tap head fixings have definitely changed as 'my' plumber commented and a friend who works in a bathroom/kitchen centre agreed. (The subject of my original question, which , thankfully is obsolete, so won't cost a whole new bathroom).

I'd be very surprised if those fittings I linked to on eBay didn't fit your tap.

You could remove the rusted fitting from your tap and take it to a local plumbers merchant and get them to supply a suitable replacement.

You will however probably pay rather more than the eBay price.

But really, any half decent plumber should be able to sort this out for you.

I'm just an amateur DIYer but I'm confident I could get that fitting off in a few minutes. There is plenty of room to get a spanner or mole grips in there to apply enough force to shift even a badly rusted nut.