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problem removing old basin waste
Having replaced all my other taps/wastes without a problem - I am stuck on the bathroom basin as have so far been unable to seperate the plug hole section from the under basin housing (It is the usual metal thread screw-in). Any suggestions as to how to loosen it would be appreciated.
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problem removing old basin waste
On 24/04/2012 12:33, crates wrote:
Having replaced all my other taps/wastes without a problem - I am stuck on the bathroom basin as have so far been unable to seperate the plug hole section from the under basin housing (It is the usual metal thread screw-in). Any suggestions as to how to loosen it would be appreciated. More info needed, what are you actually trying to replace? The plug hole bit, the connector from the overflow to the waste (if there is one), the trap? Is it a plastic trap? How much are you trying to save, and why? |
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problem removing old basin waste
On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:33:07 PM UTC+1, crates wrote:
Having replaced all my other taps/wastes without a problem - I am stuck on the bathroom basin as have so far been unable to seperate the plug hole section from the under basin housing (It is the usual metal thread screw-in). Any suggestions as to how to loosen it would be appreciated. Be very very careful! I was trying to do exactly this yesterday and ended up tearing the ceramic around the waste with the turning force I was putting on the nut. If you're determined to do this, I suggest you use two wrenches and apply an opposite force to the body of the waste to balance the force on the nut. This should reduce the stress you put on the ceramic. |
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On 24/04/2012 12:33, crates wrote:
Having replaced all my other taps/wastes without a problem - I am stuck on the bathroom basin as have so far been unable to seperate the plug hole section from the under basin housing (It is the usual metal thread screw-in). Any suggestions as to how to loosen it would be appreciated. Angle grinder. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message ... On 24/04/2012 12:33, crates wrote: Having replaced all my other taps/wastes without a problem - I am stuck on the bathroom basin as have so far been unable to seperate the plug hole section from the under basin housing (It is the usual metal thread screw-in). Any suggestions as to how to loosen it would be appreciated. Angle grinder. Noooooooooooooooooooooo ! Gas axe. And it would work as all you'd need to do is warm the compound that is sealing it without melting the lot. :-p |
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problem removing old basin waste
On Apr 24, 12:33*pm, crates wrote:
Having replaced all my other taps/wastes without a problem - I am stuck on the bathroom basin as have so far been unable to seperate the plug hole section from the under basin housing (It is the usual metal thread screw-in). Any suggestions as to how to loosen it would be appreciated. -- crates Angle grinder. (Provided you don't want to reuse it.) |
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:33:07 +0000, crates wrote:
Having replaced all my other taps/wastes without a problem - I am stuck on the bathroom basin as have so far been unable to seperate the plug hole section from the under basin housing (It is the usual metal thread screw-in). Any suggestions as to how to loosen it would be appreciated. If you mean the getting the basin waste itself (a sort of large hollow nut & bolt affair) off the basin then if you can't unscrew the nut then you can saw down the middle of the bolt part i.e. the threaded tube protruding beneath the basin until you also saw the nut in half. The halves of the nut can then easily be split apart off the bolt bit. It can still be hard to remove the bolt and its flanged head from the basin: if it's been set in with Plumber's Mait that can have set rock hard ad be gluing the brass fitting to the porcelain. Repeated moderate hammering on the below-basin end of the thread can break the adhesion and eventually free it. Or break the basin :-( -- John Stumbles -- http://yaph.co.uk No Rules OK |
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Have removed many before by holding plug hole section tightly in place and using wrench or large screwdriver in the aperture for the pop-up lever and applying counter-force to unscrew. In this instance cannot start the seperation using full force. crates |
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problem removing old basin waste
Can you grab it round the bottom using a stilson wrench? It mashes up the thread a bit but not enough to stop you getting the nut off.
That said, the angle grinder approach might be better. |
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