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Post by tomplum on Jun 21, 2016 16:00:25 GMT
till I took them out today, what a ball acrea, they were made in with putty and bosswhite, this was an old favorite of the old plumbers,getting the out is very hard the boss white and putty mixture gets in the threads and the nut will nut undo without a fight, I tried heat on the nut but it would't undo, I broke 2 bath spanners. Attachment Deletedso i had to saw the thing off Attachment Deletedit was hard but i finaly got the bugger Attachment Deleted |
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Post by jcplumb on Jun 21, 2016 18:48:01 GMT
Oh god I feel for you Tom, those are the worst jobs, you either end up hacksawing in about 2'' of space or using the multitool and deafening yourself for a week.
Most common on basins/baths with square holes I find.
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Post by jcplumb on Jun 21, 2016 18:53:35 GMT
I don't rate them blue tap spanners, they fit first time then are too loose on backnuts, I'm sure the spanner ends bend after using them.
I've got a cracking long arm tap spanner, the spring loaded kind, it's a bit bulky for some jobs but it's spot on if you can fit it in. No idea where I got it from though, had it since my college days...
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Post by tomplum on Jun 21, 2016 18:56:12 GMT
thats the one JC, square holes, I'm still sore from thrutching under the bath getting a 1/8th of a turn using my crowsfoot and a little adjuster to lever it round before it broke, i was at it from 9.30am till 3.00pm I quoted £80 and the customer had the £80 ready when i finished, He knew i'd struggled my bollocks off and did't give me a chance to say anything, just handed me the money while i was tiding up, I did't even get a cup of tea out of him,
lovely day,,, smiley-whacky086 fan shit
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Post by jcplumb on Jun 21, 2016 19:00:12 GMT
That's what apprentices were made for  |
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Post by tomplum on Jun 21, 2016 19:05:19 GMT
I'm too old to be getting a new liability, I'll see my last years out on my lonesome,  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2016 19:22:04 GMT
That's the trouble with taps its so easy to drop a bollock on them. Tom you need one of them tap changing tool kits I showed you before,  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2016 19:23:18 GMT
thats the one JC, square holes, I'm still sore from thrutching under the bath getting a 1/8th of a turn using my crowsfoot and a little adjuster to lever it round before it broke, i was at it from 9.30am till 3.00pm I quoted £80 and the customer had the £80 ready when i finished, He knew i'd struggled my bollocks off and did't give me a chance to say anything, just handed me the money while i was tiding up, I did't even get a cup of tea out of him, lovely day,,, smiley-whacky086 fan shit £80 and no tea...  |
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Post by tomplum on Jun 21, 2016 19:26:57 GMT
that tap kit would have come in handy today, but you know me and gadgets that you only use every blue moon, smiley-sad027 skint
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Post by joinerjohn on Jun 21, 2016 19:33:13 GMT
When I was on't council, my gaffer sent me to one house to replace the washers on a leaking sink tap (yeah typical council, send a fookin joiner just because he's got a tool box) Got there and try as I might I just couldn't undo the top of the tap. Must have been in years. Gaffer came out, undone the whole tap and got me to replace the whole fookin tap. Only problem was , now the t'other tap didna match.  |
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Post by tomplum on Jun 21, 2016 19:39:06 GMT
thats about right with taps JJ even a new one is tight to undo the top,  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Jun 21, 2016 19:40:41 GMT
My mums basin needed cleaning, ex council 1960's
So my bro in law takes the basin to the garden. I clean it up 100%, looked great, brand new.
He decides my mum needed new tap, big mistake, wouldn't budge, I'm holding the basin as he's trying to undo tap, crack, yep, nearly lost a finger, 8hrs in A&E, rubbish, had a tear in my hand.
After a week it was still apart so my Vietnam training took over & I super glued the deep cut together, simple.
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