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Harry Bloomfield[_3_]

explained :
I rarely get beaten by DIY jobs, but it's looking like this one may get the
better of me.
I'm trying to get the crosshead top off a tap, the sort with a screw in the
side of the head. The screw came out easily but I can't budge the tap head.
I've tried making wedges and tapping them between the head and the body, and
I've tried hot water over the head, but no success. Annoyingly I can't even
budge the nut securing the tap to the basin, so I can't take the tap to the
workbench.
Any ideas?

A loop of string/ tiewraps hooked over the head arms, then a hammer
through the loop. Gently hammer up against the loop, until it moves.
When it moves, knock it back down with a mallet - repeat until it comes
off.

I tried wedges on my bath taps, but could not budge them - the above
method worked.