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Default Monobloc Tap tails

On 05/03/2021 15:42, R D S wrote:
On 05/03/2021 15:00, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* JohnP wrote:
How are you supposed to tighten them into the recesessed body of the
tap? Is it enough to just hand tighten them as they rely on an "O" ring?


Fitted one here recently. Instructions said finger tight.


Yeah, just done one, i'm not keen but i've done a few and had no failures.

(Tempting fate by typing that?)


I do up finger tight then nip up 1/4 turn with gas pliers