Brand new basin taps from Screwfix (Swish contemporary range,
conventional rotary operation, not cartridge-type).
One of them started dripping immediately after install. I fitted
flexible tap connectors, using a hack saw to saw off the old pipe. On
first use, the tap spewed out some copper filings..so that's probably
the cause.
Anyway, I decide to renew the washer. So I removed the tap shroud. But
I was then unable to turn the nut that holds the tap internals. I
used an adjustable wrench. I held the tap spout with my left hand and
tried with some force to turn the nut with my other hand, but it still
wouldn't budge.
This seems unusual for a brand new tap.
Any ideas?

Thanks
Bruce

I held the tap spout with my left hand and
tried with some force to turn the nut with my other hand, but it still
wouldn't budge.

You can't exert much force that way. Get something locked on to the nut
(Mole wrench?) and give the handle a sharp tap with a hammer

This seems unusual for a brand new tap.
Any ideas?

Thanks
Bruce

"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
...
I held the tap spout with my left hand and
tried with some force to turn the nut with my other hand, but it still
wouldn't budge.

You can't exert much force that way. Get something locked on to the nut
(Mole wrench?) and give the handle a sharp tap with a hammer

This seems unusual for a brand new tap.
Any ideas?

Thanks
Bruce

Perhaps better to remove the tap before getting too brutal - otherwise you
may damage the basin. Grease the thread before re-assembling.

If removed then a spanner on the hex and then swing it down onto a hard
surface (floor) in the right direction should shift it. Avoid moles on the
spout.

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"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
...
I held the tap spout with my left hand and
tried with some force to turn the nut with my other hand, but it still
wouldn't budge.

You can't exert much force that way. Get something locked on to the nut
(Mole wrench?) and give the handle a sharp tap with a hammer

This seems unusual for a brand new tap.
Any ideas?

Thanks
Bruce

Perhaps better to remove the tap before getting too brutal - otherwise you
may damage the basin. Grease the thread before re-assembling.

If removed then a spanner on the hex and then swing it down onto a hard
surface (floor) in the right direction should shift it. Avoid moles on the
spout.

Grip the body of the tap in a workmate. Use a proper ring spanner on the nut.