Dripping water from sink

[conny]

Those copper tails usually come attached to the tap. Compare your new tap to your old one before you start cutting things. You may find your new taps have flexible tails which would need connecting to a copper pipe using nuts and olives.
To release the copper pipes out of the plastic fittings you may need to twist the collar anti-clockwise and then push down on the inner ring to release the clamp mechanism inside the fitting.
Post a photo of your new tap(s) before commencing work and someone may be able to advise on best method of connection.
Removing the old tap is by means of undoing that long screw, which usually secures a horseshoe shaped locking plate to the underside of the sink/worktop.

 

[foxhole]

Copper tails don’t come attached , but are fitted Pryor to install and have thin top end to allow slight bending to separate, most new taps have flexi connecter which can be fixed to the remaining copper once removed making it easy to reuse the push fit connectors onto new taps.
So cut out copper ( will have no effect on new taps install), disconnect waste and remove sink which gives easy access to remove taps. Remove stubs of cut copper from push fit fittings and if new taps have flexi connectors you can connect them to the offcuts of copper then they will push fit back into existing push fit connectors.Have spare push fit connecters available in case old are damaged .If new taps have rigid copper as existing they can be installed as current , there should be enough flex on the plastic pipe to allow this. When using push fit make a mark on pipe about 1/2” away from end with marker which will allow you to see you have pushed the pipe all the way home ( or it will leak).

 

[HERTS P&D]

Is it pretty easy to put a new tap on the pipes? Never done it before. Obviously I would isolate it.

No, just snatch them, you won't get that wet.


Andy

 

[EddieM]

No, just snatch them, you won't get that wet.


Andy

Naughty, naughty!

 

[conny]

No, just snatch them, you won't get that wet.


Andy

You wicked man, you!

 

[Deleted member 267285]

No, just snatch them, you won't get that wet.


Andy

It’ll blend in with the rest of the underneath of the worktop