On 15 Oct 2005 08:06:11 -0700, wrote:

Fitted plenty of taps, changed plenty of washers but I've never had to
re-seat or change a worn out tap in my life - they last forever AFAIK -
or until butchered by DIYer with stillsons or footprints. Could this be
a soft-water area problem only?


I (the OP) am in a very-hard-water area. I think that is definitely a
factor.

AL