On 24 Jan, 19:17, "The Medway Handyman" davidl...@no-spam-
blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
What is it with plumbers & fibre washers in tap connectors?

Its actually rare to find one. *Usual practice seems to be to wrap loads of
PTFE tape around the bottom of the connector & hope for the best.

Helping my daughters bloke remove entire bathroom today prior to refurb, not
one single tap connector had a washer, all bodged with PTFE.

Bearing in mind a bag of 100 is only £3 why don't people use them?

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Dave - The Grumpy Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk

I suspect that it is because at least twice on my 8 or so times that
iI have changed these ( Including replacing a bath yesterday I have
forund the inside diameter of the fiber washer is smaller than the
thinned pipe which goes into the bottom of the tap.
being fiber there is no flex and so fitting is more akin with the
demolition man with his hammer and not the surgeon with his scalpel.
Common sense dictates that this is a disaster on fittings which are
akward to reach and tighten
The previous incumbant had used silicone to seal this
I am going to use Speedfit flexis which use rubber washers
Selco sell em 6 for a pound if you dont want 100
HTH Phil