How do you get to that big nut that holds your taps on?

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?

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

as are long box spanners for the tails

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 tap 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]

No worries, frotting pencils are already on the list! 😉

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.