So the upstairs bath was moved into position. In a fairly tight alcove
so kindly envisage a portly elderly person adjusting the support legs!

This led on to final assembly of the wall mounted taps and spout. I
suppose it is too much to expect the manufacturer to check if the spout
points down when assembled and provide a suitably sized spacer to
compensate? Anyway the first attempt ended with the spout pointing to
the ceiling (ARW on a slow day).
Back out and lots more thread tape. This time it got to about 4 o'clock,
tempting me to apply a little more leverage.

Extracting the broken threaded sleeve was easy compared to finding a
suitable threaded insert which could be soldered into the nicely chromed
but very thin brass spout. (old fashioned tap connector, turned down to
a sliding fit and the thread built up with a soldered on sleeve)

I have taken the opportunity to shorten the spout as it offers lots of
leverage to unwary children.
--
Tim Lamb