please could you give me some tips on how to fix the taps so they hold tight on sinks etc,i have tried all things,using extra rubber washers top and bottom but they always seem to work loose with the heavy handed kids in the house.cheers
fixing taps on baths and ceramic sinks
- Thread starter kev111162
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top hat washers usually come with taps when you buy them as a kit. 1/2" or 3/4" standard sizes. Otherwise you can buy them from any plumbing shop/DIY store in a pack.
You can use tophats available from most plumbing merchants. But myself being a plumber i prefer brass locking nuts with the correct washers for the taps rather than plastic which dont seem to hold as well and for as long. Also available in 1/2 inch and 3/4 from merchants or even b&q.
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Tophats are good. Best tool you can use will be a box spanner to tighenthe nuts fully.
Most 35year timeserved plumbers will concur.
Most 35year timeserved plumbers will concur.
Con flippin cur 
a top hat washer is for a sink tap in old days where there was a stub hanging down so the top hat went over it and allowed the nut ( brass) to tighten - Iknow you know that dex Time served - started in 1972 Never got Corgi
a top hat washer is for a sink tap in old days where there was a stub hanging down so the top hat went over it and allowed the nut ( brass) to tighten - Iknow you know that dex Time served - started in 1972 Never got Corgi DIYnot Local
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