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Post by endfeed on Sept 1, 2020 17:08:15 GMT
I always cut them out and renew,what's my chances of freeing them up? Is it worth the effort? What's your approach?
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Post by wingnut on Sept 1, 2020 17:50:21 GMT
I suppose you could try heat and WD40
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Post by tomplum on Sept 1, 2020 19:18:49 GMT
I agree with swapping them for new, You only get the moaning fuckers who say, " I paid good money to you to free it up and its no better" If they see a new tap, that makes them happy, I had a nieghbour who asked me to stop a dripping tap, I rewashered it and asked a tenner, doing her a favour, I did say that they were old taps and might need changing, Anyrode, 2 days later she came moaning about its still dripping, I explained the seat is cutting into the tap washer, you realy need new taps, She went away to think about it and returned and got nasty, She said, " I paid you to fix it, I want it fixing" I said hang on there a second, I went inside and came back and said, " here's your tenner back, phone the gasboard, they fix old taps"  |
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Post by endfeed on Sept 1, 2020 19:34:23 GMT
There's some cheeky fookers out there tom👍
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Post by battle1066 on Sept 1, 2020 19:43:44 GMT
Sometimes I leave the body and swap the internals if I've got a perfect match other than that I change them out.
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Post by crowsfoot on Sept 1, 2020 20:19:37 GMT
If the gland nut and spindle have become stuck together then you've got a chance to free it if you can free the spindle from the gland nut (usually clean the spindle with emery paper then turn stoptap fully on and then turn the gland nut anti clockwise working it slowly in the direction of the cruch onto the cleaned up part then clean the lower newly exposed part with emery paper, a spray of wd40 and then pack with ptfe before tightening up the now loose on the spindle moveable gland nut).
Other than this, then it's a new stop tap!
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Post by DIYDafty on Sept 1, 2020 20:56:03 GMT
10 years ago when we moved in my stop tap under the sink wouldn't move. So I got a big pair of grips on the handle and gave it a fking good wrench.
The water literally blasted into the cupboard and all over me. It really was like a scene from fawlty towers and I'll never forget shouting at the wife to get the number of SE water whilst I was panicking trying everything to keep it at bay.
And so began my interest in plumbing......
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Post by endfeed on Sept 1, 2020 21:49:57 GMT
10 years ago when we moved in my stop tap under the sink wouldn't move. So I got a big pair of grips on the handle and gave it a fking good wrench. The water literally blasted into the cupboard and all over me. It really was like a scene from fawlty towers and I'll never forget shouting at the wife to get the number of SE water whilst I was panicking trying everything to keep it at bay. And so began my interest in plumbing...... if you've never got wet, you ain't a proper plumber! The panic feeling is horrible,but after what a buzz!!! |
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Post by woodbine66 on Sept 2, 2020 13:58:25 GMT
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Post by dickpuller on Sept 2, 2020 16:11:30 GMT
10 years ago when we moved in my stop tap under the sink wouldn't move. So I got a big pair of grips on the handle and gave it a fking good wrench. The water literally blasted into the cupboard and all over me. It really was like a scene from fawlty towers and I'll never forget shouting at the wife to get the number of SE water whilst I was panicking trying everything to keep it at bay. And so began my interest in plumbing...... if you've never got wet, you ain't a proper plumber! The panic feeling is horrible,but after what a buzz!!! I first experience of nearly being drowned at this trade, was as an apprentice & a 28mm compression elbow blowing off, as I tried to tighten it. There was a slight drip on it, but I got drenched!!💦💦💦☔️ Of course my Journeyman just pissed himself laughing & he ran to turn it off! Lesson learned, always know where the valves are & they are working!! |
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Post by DIYDafty on Sept 2, 2020 16:14:36 GMT
Enjoyed that one woody thanks. Some of the stories at the start were funny too. When it happened to me there was no meter and it turned out no stop tap that anyone (including SE Water) could find - they cut in a new tap and meter for us. |
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Post by battle1066 on Sept 2, 2020 17:48:02 GMT
It's normally my phone not my new toy which cost me most my mistakes - usually cause I've taken a call and and been distracted and then the problems appear!
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Post by wingnut on Sept 2, 2020 17:53:46 GMT
Enjoyed that one woody thanks. Some of the stories at the start were funny too. When it happened to me there was no meter and it turned out no stop tap that anyone (including SE Water) could find - they cut in a new tap and meter for us. If you’ve never got wet your not trying hard enough 😂😂😂😂 I’ve had a 28mm main freeze then thaw and burst and flood a factory despatch area, ahhh good times |
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Post by wingnut on Sept 2, 2020 17:58:33 GMT
Enjoyed that one woody thanks. Some of the stories at the start were funny too. When it happened to me there was no meter and it turned out no stop tap that anyone (including SE Water) could find - they cut in a new tap and meter for us. If you’ve never got wet your not trying hard enough 😂😂😂😂 I’ve had a 28mm main freeze then thaw and burst and flood a factory despatch area, ahhh good times Never understood the importance of lagging until that fateful New Year’s Eve 😂😂😂😂 |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Sept 2, 2020 19:25:40 GMT
Swap them
People love to moan as Tom says.
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