Tap washer
I needed to change the basin tap washer. I got a half inch washer out of
an old pack, but I was surprised to find that it doesn't fit. The tap head has a sort of cup the washer fits into, and the washer is a bit too big. I'm pretty sure it's this one: https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p45674 I suppose the correct washer size might be 3/8"? But then why is it marketed as 1/2"? And in any case, I don't think the difference is as much as 25%. |
Tap washer
On 12/10/2017 11:56, GB wrote:
I needed to change the basin tap washer. I got a half inch washer out of an old pack, but I was surprised to find that it doesn't fit. The tap head has a sort of cup the washer fits into, and the washer is a bit too big. I'm pretty sure it's this one: https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p45674 I suppose the correct washer size might be 3/8"? But then why is it marketed as 1/2"? And in any case, I don't think the difference is as much as 25%. Is it a "cup" with a dimple in the middle? If so you might be in need of a Barking Grohe Washer which is rounded at the bottom. Eg https://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plu...+Washer/p77147 https://www.masefield-beta.co.uk/cat...ohe-tap-washer If so I've sometimes bodgered an ordinary one by shaving the bottom edge so it fits into the cup. But then I've also met old taps where I had to shave what purported to be a BG washer because the "cup" was distorted/corroded. Or it might of course have just been me who was ;) -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
Tap washer
On 12/10/2017 12:30, Robin wrote:
On 12/10/2017 11:56, GB wrote: I needed to change the basin tap washer. I got a half inch washer out of an old pack, but I was surprised to find that it doesn't fit. The tap head has a sort of cup the washer fits into, and the washer is a bit too big. I'm pretty sure it's this one: https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p45674 I suppose the correct washer size might be 3/8"? But then why is it marketed as 1/2"? And in any case, I don't think the difference is as much as 25%. Is it a "cup" with a dimple in the middle?Â* If so you might be in need of a Barking Grohe Washer which is rounded at the bottom.Â* Eg https://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plu...+Washer/p77147 https://www.masefield-beta.co.uk/cat...ohe-tap-washer If so I've sometimes bodgered an ordinary one by shaving the bottom edge so it fits into the cup.Â* But then I've also met old taps where I had to shave what purported to be a BG washer because the "cup" was distorted/corroded. Or it might of course have just been me who was ;) There's no dimple. The cup is just smaller than the washer! I turned the old washer over, and reassembled it. Otherwise, I'd take a photo. |
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