Fixed a long standing leak on my outside tap following your instruction to tighten the gland nut. Thought it needed a new washer until i watched your video. Sorted. Many thanks 👍
Hi mate, great tip , I need to do my parents outside tap, it does trickle a bit when hosing the plants in there garden, that's a job for me next Tuesday, I thought I might need a new washer or a new outside tape I'll give this idea a go using PTFE tape. Thanks for the tip, catch you soon take care
The big adjustable spanners are ok but most people will find the job easier if they just use an ordinary spanner or bike spanner, of the correct size. (Most people don’t have those big things).
Potentially you could for easier access. But mine as most are, has a bit of a rusty screw holding it in which will more than likely round off the moment you try to loosen it. So valid point. Thanks for watching 👍
Yes it would work for a stop cock, exactly the same principle. No need to turn water off but you can if you feel more comfortable with it off. Hope that helps, best of luck 👍
Dont ever do this for your nan because she'll never be able to use the tap 😂 Just switch it for a new one.... If you own 2 adjustable spanners I expect you also own a pair of pipe grips and swapping the tap is cheap and just ad easy.
Are you speaking from experience?! 😂 Yes, I take your point about changing the tap but a roll of ptfe tape is a few pence vs 10 to 15quid for a tap. The other issue is what tap you have. My tap came pre soldered to the pipe that comes out directly behind so you'd have to remove the whole lot which is hard work if a kitchen unit is covering it. Obviously if you have an accessible compression fitting then yes, it's an easy job to replace. Thanks for the feedback 👍
Yep, but it was a super strong (so he claims) 16 year old son that complained that it was too stiff 😂😂 Most taps these days have a separate wall plate or spigot but I had forgotten that the old ones were sometimes one whole piece. Either way, it was a good video and definitely got a thumbs up mate 👍👍👍👍
