I have a leaky monoblock tap and will need to get it off to have a
look. On inspection underneath, the big 'nut' looks extremely hard to
get at because of all the drainage and pipes etc.
Do plumbers use special bendy spanners and are all these nuts a
standard size?
Thanks,
Andy

stixwix wrote:
I have a leaky monoblock tap and will need to get it off to have a
look. On inspection underneath, the big 'nut' looks extremely hard to
get at because of all the drainage and pipes etc.
Do plumbers use special bendy spanners and are all these nuts a
standard size?
Thanks,
Andy

Use an appropriate box spanner

Malcolm

On 20/09/2006 17:55 stixwix wrote:

I have a leaky monoblock tap and will need to get it off to have a
look. On inspection underneath, the big 'nut' looks extremely hard to
get at because of all the drainage and pipes etc.
Do plumbers use special bendy spanners and are all these nuts a
standard size?

I used a socket from the local car spares shop. Worked a treat on the
end of a not too long extension and ratchet.

--
Frank
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On 20/09/2006 17:55 stixwix wrote:

I have a leaky monoblock tap and will need to get it off to have a
look. On inspection underneath, the big 'nut' looks extremely hard to
get at because of all the drainage and pipes etc.
Do plumbers use special bendy spanners and are all these nuts a
standard size?

I used a socket from the local car spares shop. Worked a treat on the end
of a not too long extension and ratchet.

--
Frank
(Beware of spam trap - remove the negative)


-----but if the pipes have been splayed out.......

stixwix wrote:
I have a leaky monoblock tap and will need to get it off to have a
look.

You don't need to take it off. If it goes from on to off in a quarter turn
you may need to change the ceramic cartridges, or if it takes several turns
maybe the rubber washer. Both are accessable by removing the top, undoing
the screw & unscrewing the jumper - make sure the water is off first
obviously.

On inspection underneath, the big 'nut' looks extremely hard to
get at because of all the drainage and pipes etc.
Do plumbers use special bendy spanners and are all these nuts a
standard size?

Plumbers use a set of box spanners. They are around a £5 from a 'real'
plumbers shop.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

The Medway Handyman wrote:

Plumbers use a set of box spanners. They are around a £5 from a 'real'
plumbers shop.

Sockets and box spanners won't work because the water supply pipes
connect to the base of the tap. I would have thought this would always
be the case? I'll see if i can pick up a normal 'open' spanner from a
hardware shop.

In article . com,
stixwix wrote:
Plumbers use a set of box spanners. They are around a £5 from a 'real'
plumbers shop.

Sockets and box spanners won't work because the water supply pipes
connect to the base of the tap. I would have thought this would always
be the case? I'll see if i can pick up a normal 'open' spanner from a
hardware shop.

You said you wanted to remove the tap, so to do this you'll have to
disconnect the pipes. After that you can usually get a box spanner on to
the nut.

But if you wish to just slacken the nut without disconnecting, a pair of
slip joint (waterpump) pliers is likely to be as good as an open end
spanner.

--
*How can I miss you if you won't go away?

Dave Plowman London SW
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On 23 Sep 2006 01:22:18 -0700, "stixwix" wrote:

The Medway Handyman wrote:

Plumbers use a set of box spanners. They are around a £5 from a 'real'
plumbers shop.

Sockets and box spanners won't work because the water supply pipes
connect to the base of the tap. I would have thought this would always
be the case? I'll see if i can pick up a normal 'open' spanner from a
hardware shop.

But I thought you were trying to remove what you describe as the "big nut" in
other words,the one that holds the tap to the basin so a box spanner should do
or an adjustable or similar .. If you want to fully remove the tap then you will
also need to undo the nearest connector to the supply pipes which should be
somewhere near to the tap either at the foot of the flexible connectors or on
the copper pipe ..


Stuart