Make sure the main water supply is turned off first👍👍👍👍

@edithflood631

10 ай бұрын

So glad you mentioned to turn off mains water stopcock at front of residence. This is an awesome video covering beginner washer replacement, intermediate refacing seats, and advanced replacement of tap seats for DIYers. Thank you so much.

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

⁠you’re very welcome 👍

@aravinamehau3699

10 ай бұрын

A great suggestion.

@gav6808

10 ай бұрын

Also put the plug in the sink or bath tub so nothing goes down the drain! Many people dont do that and they lose things.

@cheezypotatobakez1728

8 ай бұрын

HELP 😢 PLEASE! I followed your video on how to do a simple washer change and now when I turn the bath taps on, water is coming through the wall.... What have I done wrong?

Bloody brilliant Bill. My dad (retired plumbing industry) was very disappointed when I told him I fixed it myself with this videos help. He had even gone to his shed to get his old tool box.

Magic. Thanks for this video. The new tap seat is what i was hoping for. Never new you could do that. You have saved me a plumber bill. Thank you so much.

@billshowto

Ай бұрын

You’re welcome 👍

@geoff1520

Ай бұрын

Your a legend I Had no idea that you could simply tap in a new valve face

Tap spanner! Thank you for using the name so I don’t have to walk around Bunnings showing teens a screenshot of some metal hexagon

A big thank you as I'm on the brink of having to change my bathroom sink washers myself 🤦‍♀ girl power to the rescue. I have to rummage through my fathers tool box to find the needed tools do most of the task. Watched this job done many times as a child so wish my luck 🤞

Just a shout-out... Man, these are seriously impressive how-to videos.

Great Mate. That is exactly what i needed. Tried to shave but that did work so I am going to do exactly what you have shown us.

Finally the solution. I had a micro crack in the seat and I have tried reseating this about 4 times and feared I was getting close to flogging it out for good. This has fixed the problem. You are a legend Bill.

Great video Bill, I love the knock-up you made, excellent stuff. I was amazed 20 years ago when I came to Australia, that these old fashioned taps were still a thing. Ceramic washer taps were unheard off 😂

Another great, helpful video. Well done Bill. Your explanations are perfect, not over complicated and give confidence to the home handyman that they could do just about anything around the home.

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 👍

As always, easy-to-follow instructions and valuable information. Thanks for sharing.

Keep putting these simple and informative videos out Bill… fantastic work mate!!

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

Great building advice for the many Bill, always awesome.

You’re life saver ! Love your channel

This is gold , thanks heaps mate, this is the exact problem I have!!!

Cheers Bill. You are a life saver 👍

I love this channel I have learnt so much I can do myself around the house. Thanks Bill ! :)

Thanks Bill, another informative video. Coming from a first time home builder, your videos are always my go to when it comes to home improvement 🤙🏻

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the way new houses are being built including mine, maintenance and repairs come much quicker than they should. Hope all goes well👍👍👍

Thanks Bill for this excellent plumbing lesson👍👍

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

👍

Thanks Bill. You are a legend. I find your videos are very practical and useful. All explained in a very thorough and straight to the point DIY friendly way.

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome, glad I can help👍

Thanks mate your videos are fist class so professional.I am surprised you don’t have any sponsors. 👌👍😊

Cheers mate! Appreciate your input and insight on such a simple repair that almost anyone can do. 👍🏼

Thank you Bill a very well-made and perfectly explained video.

@billshowto

3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 👍

I knew the first 2 tips but had no idea about the last. Great to know. Thanks for your insights.

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 👍

I wondered why I had metal shavings coming out of my shower head, now I know I had a useless plumber 🤦🏻‍♀️ thanks for this 🫶🏻

This is so helpful - thank you

Great video Bill. Very helpful

Thanks Bill. Great video.

Awesome presentation!!

Fantastic vid Bill 👏 thanks heaps for sharing

Thanks a million, it's so easy and quick to do as long as you have that Tap Spanner. Annoying drip now gone after replacement washers.

Thanks Bill! Followed your steps and it worked perfectly! :):) :):)

Legend. Super easy to follow. 👍

Great video! Thank you.

Great demo

Nicely done!

Thanks Bill, I knew you would had a video on this. Great work like Always. Now onto the toilet running 😁

superb video, id defo recommend turning off mains and flushin a toilet or running a tap to remove any system pressure!!

Great video Bill❤

Super good video Bill!

Love it. If you added a part about installing quarter or half turn taps, that could save even more money and effort for homeowners.

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

That may have to be a separate video. I’ll add it to my list 👍

@star_fossil

10 ай бұрын

Yes please

Thanks Bill. Great video that I will share with my daughter. Can you make a video comparing the various materials used in hot & cold tap washers. There are so many choices, cheap & expensive, soft & hard, plastic & brass stems. Some wear out quickly.

Love it great job

Quality content and video Bill.

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

👍

Thanks Bill 👍🏻 awesome 👏

Thanks for your video. I've never experienced a plumber actually flushing the taps after reseating, so now I know why I have to keep getting them back to fix dripping taps! Ceramic disc taps are the way to go though.

Too easy. Awesome video. Subscribed

Great video I've done steps 1 and 2 for years to fix my taps but always thought how can I fix a tap fitting which has been refinished multiple times, never knew about the rethreader kit!! Will keep that in mind, if I ever get that far up s*^t Creek!!

Thanks so much @billshowto I'm an elderly lady and my husband no longer can do handyman work. I'm excited to learn from you. I'm so very sad my husband is no longer able but it does mean I now get a chance to do things. Blessings and Thanks 😊❤😊

cheers Bill, very timely. I have a set of taps that are leaking again that I did the tap seats in years ago, I'm hoping another go with the reseating tool will do the job, but that hydroseal looks like a game changer if it doesnt!

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

Thank you so much Bill 👍

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

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legend - great vid

Great tutorial for the girls, thanks.

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

👍

perfect,thanks mate

Thanks

Good job. That kit's been around for years. Haven't had a tap where I've had to go that far, but it's a good s option if required. There's one leak which is rare but you can add it to your list and that is the spindle o-ring.

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

I have done a few videos on this but on shut off valve’s. Exactly the same process but I’ll add it to the list in case people can’t find them👍

Mate just joined your channel. Love your work ! Cheers

FANTASTIC, AND EXTREMELY WELL PRESENTED. SIMPLY EXPLAINED DIFFICULT ACTIONS. I LEARNT A LOT. GREAT JOB. I ACTUALLY HAVE A MASSIVE LEAKING TAP, AND NEED TO RESEAT THE COLD WATER. THE PLUMBER MADE IT WORSE.

@billshowto

4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome 👍

Top video mate. I’ve not seen these kits before. I thought the only option was just to reseat the old one. I recon teflon tape might be the go instead of lock tight though, as who knows, the replaced seat might need replacing again in 20 or so years. Thanks for sharing!

@Gordon_L

10 ай бұрын

Loctite 567 .

Thank you

Thankyou, I'm going broke buying new washers that don't make any difference, will try the drill reseater tool as my hand driven one does SFA.

Thank you!! 👍

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

👍

You're a legend

Thanks 🙏

Thanks bro

Excellent

Well done Bill..You only need to view the size of Plumber's advertisements to conclude many charge like wounded Bulls..

👍 Don't tell a plumber 😂

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

Lol, they’re all watching too👍

Let's get straight into this guys, let's do this 👌

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

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The hardest part of the process so far has been that my tap cover does not just screw off lefty loosey, with 40 years of corrosion :)

Great video thank you. Does the new seat simply sit over the old one after the new thread has been created?

helps at times to open the tap a turn before you try to loosen the spindle, then you are just working on the thread minus any pressure/friction from the washer

Hi, great video. What would you suggest would be the problem if you had a ceramic tap which was leaking? Same procedure?

AWESOME

Can you do a video about old taps that have the hot ans cold coming out of 2 separate outlets

I have found is easier to reseat then put new 1/4 turn ceramic tap good for 100 years. Just clean the seat up with the tool no need for the insert if putting in the ceramic tap. Has its own seat. Bit expensive though. But I was desperate very old house.

Hey bill can you still shave the seat on the hydro seal or does it have to be the original seat?

with the tap seat replacement, it may still leak if the threads were made a little loose, and you can fix that with a bit of thread sealer

@billshowto Hey Bill I reseated my tap seats for the shower in my bathroom with the reseating tool. One of them (cold tap) had noticeable damage/crack (about a quarter of a millimetre). I eventually stopped because I was hesitant to shave any more copper off. I flushed everything and reattached everything. When I turned on the shower, 3 noticeable changes: - The shower head pressure was much weaker (I changed to another shower head and the pressure was still low). - And when turning the cold tap slightly after the hot water, it would get cold quickly. - Leak has significantly stopped. Are there any explanations and fixes for this? Logically, I thought I did everything right. I'm feeling defeated at the moment. 😭

Great vid. My shower spindles are covered with some sort of clear silicone, preventing me from unscrewing them. Can i cut around this to unscrew the spindle?

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

You can cut the silicone out. The silicone is sometimes used to create a waterproof seal and prevent water from making its way into the wall cavity

@haydn9955

10 ай бұрын

​@@billshowto Do i need to put more silicone down once im done changing the washers?

Hi bill, can you give some ideas , roughly how much charge install new hot water system ?

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

Would depend on what type of system your installing, where and the type/location of the old one.

Great video. I resurfaced using the drill bit but still leaking. Can i reseat the tap if i have already resurfaced twice? I just dont want to cause more issues trying to do it on the cheap. My wife is already suggesting a plumber

@billshowto

9 ай бұрын

Sure can👍

@lea1000

4 ай бұрын

How'd you go with reseating the tap?

@Billshowto/ anyone What if the outer covers are stuck on tight? how do you solve that?

Always put a little bit silicone behind the new seat. This is the tips from work. The rubber washer at the new seat sometimes can also cause leak. A little bit not much silicone absolutely can help.

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

Silicone may work but I haven’t tried. Loctite is what I would use👍👍👍

@sw86241996

10 ай бұрын

@@billshowto ture.loctite is also a great idea.

With that last tool....how many times do i spin it or do i spin until it wont anymore? Thanks

I'm watching you Billy 😂

Hey Bill, if after reseating, new washers, valves etc and there's still a slow slight drip is that when you replace the seat itself with the tool shown in this clip? I think the answer is yes but wanted to ask before going ahead 🤣 After that next step is calling a plumber cos I only did new new bits and bobs listed above only 12 months prior 😢

Great video Bill 👍 plumbers cost an arm and a leg, thats why they call them butchers 😂

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

Lol, I’ve never heard that before

Looks like Estilo Chrome Wall Top Assembly, $26.98 @ Bunnings

Hey Billy if you used the reseater tool to reface the brass why would you have to replace the tap seat afterwards?

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

Sometimes the seat has markings that would take excessive resurfacing and may be too far gone. The seat should be resurfaced as much as possible before installing the new seat either way to have it as clean/flat as possible 👍

@Jim-yk9zw

10 ай бұрын

@@billshowto Cheers for the heads up mate 👌

Hi Bill, before the spindle part sometimes lucy is now a tighty. Can you provide solutions to this when that is stuck? I have damaged mine in the past but didn't care since I was replacing anyway

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

Which part is stuck? The spindle or the covers?

@stevenlane729

10 ай бұрын

​@billshowto I recently had to replace the Oring in a basin tap, the cover was cone shape, the thread was full of debris and maybe a little corrosion, that was a prick to remove. Great video once again, thanks for sharing.

I did this year's ago and made it go from a drip to full flowing water that I couldn't turn off. Ended up costing 1000 to get a plumber to fix it. Not sure what I did wrong or how they fixed it without removing tiles

after replacing the valve when I close the tap I have to tighten the tap so hard. does this means it's a worn out tap seat

you better start avoiding the plumbers next time your on a work site😂

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

Lol 👍

Another hint, if the plumber does have to be called to replace the hardware, and it is tiles, tell them to go in from the back. It is easier to repair a painted wall, or even carefully remove then reinstate bricks.

I must have missed a step. why do we need to make new threads to install the new tap seats? couldn't the old tap seats be removed and screw in the new tap seats?

How do you know the thread is completely done?

When replacing the tap seat why do you need to make new threads, the previous seat would have had threads?

What about for taps on the shower with only one spindle?

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

You may be referring to a mixer tap. I have a separate videos for this 👍

Hi Bill, don't forget to tell everyone to turn their main water tap off before they attempt this.

@billshowto

10 ай бұрын

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