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Very Basic - Sealing a tap - ceramic sink
"Dan delaMare-Lyon" wrote in message
... I'm not feeling too good today so am in need of assistance. One of the taps on the porcelain sink started to look like it was leaking last night. Looking close, it's the seal between the tap and the bison. I need to move the tap slightly, so wil disconnect it, but my question is - what's the best thing to put between the tap and the ceramic to stop the water traveeling around it when you use the tap with wet hands! Go on - call me an idiot if you like I'm not calling anyone silly who has a seal and a bison in their bathroom ! I usually just put mastic under the tap, tighten up underneath (plastic washer underneath) and then wipe all the visible mastic from the join. -- Bob Mannix (anti-spam is as easy as 1-2-3 - not) |
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Very Basic - Sealing a tap - ceramic sink
On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 11:45:17 +0100, "Bob Mannix"
wrote: I'm not calling anyone silly who has a seal and a bison in their bathroom ! I noticed that earlier too, and thought better of making a remark. However in the light of recent film announcements I would advise the OP that be careful of the bison, because he's got a built-in modus operandi known as "you won't like me when I'm angry". My wife and I went to the animal park south of Winchester a few years ago. They had a couple of bison there - behind a very substantial wooden fence. I thought I'd like to take a photograph of the bison, so I shunted myself up the fence a little. The bison clearly wasn't happy about that situation and charged the fence. And when I say charged it didn't put the brakes on as it got close to the fence - it just kept going and gave the fence the sort of head butt where you think the bisons head is going to appear out the back of its arse as it meets the immovable object. Shook the whole damn fence something chronic. I didn't get my photo and we left the area rapidly. I didn't like the bison when it got angry. Andrew Do you need a handyman service? Check out our web site at http://www.handymac.co.uk |
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Very Basic - Sealing a tap - ceramic sink
Dan delaMare-Lyon wrote:
I'm not feeling too good today so am in need of assistance. One of the taps on the porcelain sink started to look like it was leaking last night. Looking close, it's the seal between the tap and the bison. I need to move the tap slightly, so wil disconnect it, but my question is - what's the best thing to put between the tap and the ceramic to stop the water traveeling around it when you use the tap with wet hands! Go on - call me an idiot if you like Thanks Dan. I recently replaced a pair of bathroom taps where putty had previously been used for this. The new taps came with nice white rubber washers that look much better and aren't nearly so messy. If I recall, the shop had bags of the washers on their own for about 50p. |
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