Green Building Forum - Fitting a tap Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:39:54 +0000 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Fitting a tap http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=299960#Comment_299960 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=299960#Comment_299960 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 14:18:25 +0000 Rex
Will be replacing a wash basin that for some reason, the glaze has started to craze.

Using the existing mono-block tap, is there usually a washer between the tap and the basin? There was not when I original installed it, but given that the drain plug has a washer / gasket to 'soften' the metal / ceramic contact area, seems to me that there should be.

Thanks and toodle pip]]> Fitting a tap http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=299962#Comment_299962 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=299962#Comment_299962 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 14:53:59 +0000 owlman Fitting a tap http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=299968#Comment_299968 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=299968#Comment_299968 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 17:53:47 +0000 Rex Fitting a tap http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=299988#Comment_299988 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=299988#Comment_299988 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:32:04 +0000 Beau Fitting a tap http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=300012#Comment_300012 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=300012#Comment_300012 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:44:02 +0000 Rex Fitting a tap http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=300055#Comment_300055 http://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17721&Focus=300055#Comment_300055 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:15:27 +0000 WillInAberdeen
It also came with a plastic back nut, to avoid risk of overtightening that could craze the sink. However it was made 0.5mm too big to fit in my spanners, so I reused the old brass one.

I was pleasantly surprised that the isolation valve worked, but unpleasantly surprised that it was built into the flexible tail, which I was replacing. So house main water supply was turned off as usual.

It didn't come with an aerator insert to restrict the water flow rate, so I shall have to get one separately.]]>