On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:41:46 GMT, "John Smith"
strung together this:

I think a tap change would involve cutting the pipes just below the bowl

I doubt it. If you unscrew the nut on the end of the copper pipe from
the tap then unscrew the nut holding the tap to the basin the tap will
lift out. A new set should drop straight in, and in a Haynes style -
refitting is the reverse of removal!
The tap connectors will be 1/2" BSP, as will the new ones. The
fittings with threads on stayed the same size when metrication came
along, it's only pipe that changed, and therefore soldered fittings,
for some reason.

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SJW
A.C.S. Ltd