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It sits under the sink just beneath the tap, and it's way up there and recessed in so you can't get a spanner to it. There's a pipe running through it (for the water, obvs) so you can't use a socket wrench. So what's the secret? Isthere some kind of special pumbing spanner?
I tell him he's a bad plumber
Take ma bunnet aff?
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normally comes in the form of a long plastic 'socket' screwdriver with the tap.
depends which nut youre on about.
Tap Spanner is a thing
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as are long box spanners for the tails
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you've pretty well answered your own question - is there some kind of special spanner for taps - yup. You'll never guess what it is called...
Yes, you need a set of box spanners.
They are not expensive.
tapanner ?
Thanks all, I'll head out and see if I can get myself a tap spanner! 🙂
Dude,the s is silent 'tapanner'
Please ask for this at your tool emporium 😉
Depending on the location of the taps you may also need either a long stand or a short weight.
Be sure to ask for one each of these as well. 😉
you may need a hard punch to [b]tap[/b] it round, ask for one of them as well 🙂
Oooh! If you're using a hard punch you'll deffo need a water hammer 😉
I'm so strong and I use my hands...
Some jobs you can bodge tools for, fitting taps (or in fact removing them) is not one of them! Tap spanners FTW
[missing out on a great opportunity to get you to buy all sorts of random tools, e.g stubby big headed spanners]
I found this video really useful!
When I did our bath, I found a 32mm deep socket fitted over the protruding pipe just enough.
Sometimes it's a lot easier to take the sink out, change the taps and put it back.