"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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ALex wrote:
it sounds as though the top hat washers were not fitted ,if these are
conventional taps, and the plastic washer nuts have been over
tightened to compensate and broken,have you actually looked at the
nuts,can you post a picture


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A good plumber would have fitted these a bad one seldem ever does

Oh leave orf! Top hat washers have bugger all to do with it. No
requirement whatsoever to fit them. If the taps & the bath both came as a
package, which I assume from the OP they did, they 'should' fit perfectly
without a top hat washer.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman

Should the silicone be there or is it just me and the OPs plumber that also
puts a little silicone between the taps and the bath?

A plastic top hat washer once broke on my kitchen sink. As I did not "twist
the tap around" I had no leaks.

I have always fitted brass nuts and brass top hat washers since then.

A Darwin award should be given to the OP for twisting the taps around IMHO.
"Oh look I have a loose tap, let me twist it around and see what happens,
bugger my kitchen ceiling is wet, can I blame the plumber?"

Adam