On 26/04/2010 13:54, Piers Finlayson wrote:
I've finally got fed up enough with a cold water tap in a toilet not
working that I think I might fix it. (In my defence it's not utterly
trivial as I'm going to have to freeze the pipe and insert a valve so
it's an easier job in future.)

The fix is probably dead simple (a washer squished into the wrong place
I suspect) but I can't immediately figure out how to dismantle the tap.
The taps look a bit like this:

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/11604/...ps-Chrome-Pair


I'd
have thought that the metal top (inside the red/blue ring) would screw
off with a little downwards pressure, but it doesn't. What's the trick?

They probably don't. Yes, I have had screw on ones in the past, but
these days it's a bit of metalised plastic that clips in. Shove a small
electrical screw driver in the ring gap and leaver.

Funny you mention taps, my bath hot tap 'head valve' refused this
morning to open to maximum. I get a dribble. Now, off to B&Q to get
another head (standard replacement bit inside - the last one didn't last
long).

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Adrian C