Thanks for this - as a non - DIY guy, this gives me the confidence to tackle this job. Nice talking style too - friendly, reassuring and useful tips along the way too. Cheers!

@dereton33

7 жыл бұрын

No problem David.

Your tutorials are brilliant, I can bet you've trained an apprentice or two. I went on another video before this and the total advice was "tighten the nut"lol Many thanks, now I know to get that box spanner!

@dereton33

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Great advice, concise, accurate and incredibly helpful. If only I'd found this first, would have saved me no end of bother.

Nicely explained.had a council plumber accidently leave his tap tool behind so now i can have a go myself.happy days.😊

@dereton33

Ай бұрын

Give it back to him Gary it`s his livelihood.

@garycole6504

Ай бұрын

@@dereton33 🤣.if hed done the job properley in the first place.🫣.i wouldnt have to do it myself.🤭.if he calls back for it he can have it.just for you.🫡

Learnt two tips from this which explains why i have been making a huge job out of this for years!!!! Thanks!!

@dereton33

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

Thanks for the vid 👍🏼 My taps were really really hard to undo. After loads of research online i found a tool called ‘easy tapsplitter’ i got them undone straight away. Worth a try if your taps are really tight.

Clear and concise. Must be awkward to hold tools, torch and camera at same time.

@jeromemccormick833

4 жыл бұрын

Tape a small round battery operated torch on to the shank of the basin wrench,copying the new electric drills which have lights shining exactly on the spot you are working on.Could the camera be fixed to your head with adjustable headband?.

nice tip, now I have an idea to do my tap, I've been putting it off for a while. looks simple thank you and youtube.

Im 36 and just doing my level 2 diploma in plumbing city and giulds thanks for the videos

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

Hope they help.

Good video, thank you! Straight forward and not complicated! I'm going to attempt mine now i know how to do it! That moving tap has been annoying me for ages! Thanks for posting!

@dereton33

6 жыл бұрын

No problem.

Yes buddy videos help no end love to see the old boys ways and tips and tricks sorry about old boy comment

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

No worries

Thank you for a very useful video. I didn't realise there were specialised tools for this job - no wonder I've been struggling! I've ordred them now!

@dereton33

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Brilliant , very informative and clear - tutorials are brilliant, Al well done.

@dereton33

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Graham.

Learned a lot from you. Thank you

@dereton33

7 ай бұрын

Glad to help

Thanks very much, I now have the confidence to give it a go :)

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

Great!

Another excellent video from the main man

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

No worries pleased you managed it ok. Regards, al.

Thanks a lot for this, it's been really helpful! 👍🏼

@dereton33

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Those isolator valves always look nice and clean in videos, on the rare occasion I have to turn off the water, the valve is inevitably seized up, and won't turn off!

@dereton33

4 жыл бұрын

I know a right pain.

Yes feels like I need three hands. regards, al.

Thank you sir, very useful clip.

@dereton33

8 ай бұрын

You are welcome

Great instructions thank you. I'll have a go now I can see what I need to do.

@dereton33

5 жыл бұрын

No problem Phil.

Thank you, very informative and helped me out a lot.

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Thanks Big Al, very clear and helpful. Pete

@dereton33

5 жыл бұрын

No problem

@jnanaruchi5365

5 жыл бұрын

@@dereton33 hi again, what if the nut is stuck solid?

Thanks, will invest in those spanners and try again!

thankyou ,nice and easy to follow

Thanks. Very informative and clear.

@dereton33

10 жыл бұрын

No problem. Kind regards, al.

Been getting a few every week

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

Well done.

Great video thanks. Handy theres a trago a few miles from me haha. Got to love Trago Mills.

@dereton33

4 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

Thanks a lot for this. I honestly think there should be short DIY courses for idiots like me ; “household DIY fixes”- you would be inundated.

@dereton33

Жыл бұрын

An idea I guess thanks.

Good stuff very helpful video as I need to tighten a bathroom tap very similar to this. Just an idea which might be helpful. If you could list the tools needed in the description .

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea!

Metal ring fastener under a bath tap using an easyplier; square end for the wash basin and round end for the bath tap. I will buy the easyplier and start with the basin first. Call a plumber in London just for that and he'll charge you £99! Only £1.70 for the easyplier plus a torch and a bit of courage will save me £99!

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info.

Good video, very helpful. Would be useful if somewhere sold a kit for everything in the video, both spanners, a metal washer and the small black washer for the connecting pipe. I can find the two spanners fine but there are so many washers it is hard knowing what to get. My setup is identical to the sink and taps in the video.

@Nickbaldeagle02

8 жыл бұрын

Tom, go to any plumbers merchant and ask for a box of assorted rubber and fibre washers. About a fiver for every tap connector washer you'll ever need.

@Leanne_w

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly my issue, I’m glad he’s replied so I’m now going to get a box of washers 😂

*It fits description.*

@dereton33

Жыл бұрын

Sure does.

Thanks for this very useful

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Thanks 🙏🏼

@dereton33

2 жыл бұрын

No problem 😊

Fantastic video! God bless you taking the time to upload these videos. One question: If I want to change the flexi hose, would i be ok just isolating the water at the valve or would I need to stop the whole water to the house?

@dereton33

5 жыл бұрын

Just at the valve will be ok.

@rs-qt1qg

5 жыл бұрын

@@dereton33 Thanks I thought I could tighten the tap with a basin wrench but looks like I will have to buy the box spanner!

@dereton33

5 жыл бұрын

Some times the basin wrench will not fit, so it is the only option.

Thanks. Very helpful.

@dereton33

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

I know this is a old video. Do you probably won’t see this. But just ordered a box spanner of Amazon. But I haven’t got a clue what washer to get! I’m gonna attempt to fix it this week. My water is just slow running from the tap.

@dereton33

Жыл бұрын

It is a 15 mm rubber sealing washer for the tap base. (I reply to all comments no matter how old the video is)

@Leanne_w

Жыл бұрын

@@dereton33 Thankyou! I ordered a varied pack. So hopefully it will have that size

Cheers bud helped me out thanks

@dereton33

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

thanks, how you did the camera work fixing that tap,is a job in itself

@dereton33

Жыл бұрын

Was a bit akward, ha ha.

Thanks for the video. May you please name the tools you used please

@dereton33

Жыл бұрын

A basin spanner and a crows foot.

very easy

@dereton33

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊

What size of back nut did you use? I'm going to attempt this myself but will prob make an arse of it and end up calling a plumber out anyway.

@dereton33

9 жыл бұрын

Darren Muir I used a standard 15 mm tap back nut.

What about an advanced topic like fitting a bath pillar from above only using friction to tighten?

@dereton33

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe.

What about using a top hat washer which stops the tap from twisting when you are tightening up the back nut?

@dereton33

2 жыл бұрын

Worth a go.

good video whats the nut called that you replaced, from the plastic one?thanks tiffany

@dereton33

4 ай бұрын

Just a brass half inch tap nut.

Thanks, you

@dereton33

4 жыл бұрын

No problem!

It will help me a lot, great work, but can you tell me about those spanners I mean what are they spelled?

@dereton33

4 жыл бұрын

You will need a basin spanner.

@anubhavchand5416

4 жыл бұрын

@@dereton33 thanku

the problem i've had with metal nuts is rust and impossible to remove later...stick with plastic. Might not last as long but removal is much easier.

@dereton33

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John.

Thank very much for the video look I'm going to the car to get my spark plug thingie mejig my faucet was dancing left to right now I know thanks yow

@dereton33

4 жыл бұрын

No problem.

Great video and very helpful! Unfortunately my problem is bigger than loosen bolt: both the horseshoe and the bolt went rusty, brittle and fell off. I need to buy a new horsehoe and bolt and fix them myself, but where exactly does the bolt screw into? Does the exact position matter? Thanks!

@dereton33

9 жыл бұрын

***** The bolt screws into the bottom of the tap, usually at the back. Al.

@UserNameTube83

9 жыл бұрын

dereton33 many thanks for your quick reply! I will give it a try!

I need to try this on my sink tap, but it looks like there is a washer present? Would I need to replace it or just screw the nut up to the sink, like in the vid? Cheers

@dereton33

7 жыл бұрын

Just screw it up.

Good video, could have done with some extra light.

What is the number of the box spanner you used? Is it a universal size or might vary?

@dereton33

Жыл бұрын

It is called a tap backnut box spanner. Not sure what it`s actual size is.

Hi, I just washed your video I think I just need the nut to be tightened as it became loose while trying to put on some hose attachment. I’d prefer not to take it all apart so could I just try and tighten it up and that may stop the taps from moving around?

@dereton33

2 жыл бұрын

Yes always try that first anyway.

@billyfradgley2150

2 жыл бұрын

@@dereton33 thank you mate

Can you please share the name of the tool in the packet used to loosen the bottom nut of a basin?

@dereton33

Ай бұрын

A basin spanner

@bcnvibes7842

Ай бұрын

@@dereton33 thank you

My bottle wouldn't fit under the tap so i crushed it to fit it under and turned on the water, and the bottle filled right up and popped the tap out. The bottle was completely stuck on the tap. I had to stab the bottle with a knife and water sprayed all over the room. After an hour of cutting i got the bottle off but now the tap is completely lose. Moral of the story, if your bottle doesnt fit under the tap dont crush it.

Why do you have to undo the nut? Why cant you just tighten it?

@dereton33

8 жыл бұрын

You are right you do not have to it is just better to reseal the tap with a new washer or plumbers mait and a new brass backnut .

@Benfleet1984

8 жыл бұрын

+dereton33 cool, thanks for the advice 👍

Any tips on tools

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

Buy best quality only.

I have someone come out now his reply'mam we have to take the whole basin off'! Told him to leave

@dereton33

2 жыл бұрын

OK.

I think that prices may have gone up slightly 😂

@dereton33

11 ай бұрын

Err yes.

What is range name?

Tap spanner size

@dereton33

2 жыл бұрын

17 mm.

Would some putty help., mine keeps coming loose.?

@dereton33

4 жыл бұрын

No but you can try some mastic.

@waynegrundy8155

4 жыл бұрын

@@dereton33 Thanks alot..We put a rubber washer.works.but what is mastic.?..Ex Manc Pom btw..I am living in Durban now

@waynegrundy8155

4 жыл бұрын

@@dereton33 Ok mastic is like a thick putty glue stuff??

hoping some day you can reshoot this with a better camera.

@dereton33

Жыл бұрын

It was a long time ago. Most taps these days are monoblock mixers, so not much call for redoing the video.

@Derrmo

Жыл бұрын

@@dereton33 Oh no I'm getting old 😂

My tap has none of that shit, but good to know why it's so fail and what sort of tool I might need. I don't know a delicate way to do this, instructions while breathing and grunting.. With your voice it's hard not to hear the similarities to certain videos on a hub or sorts. You don't happen to have a taxi or interview for potential model as well do you?

quality vid. although those fingernails are giving me the fear

@dereton33

3 жыл бұрын

Guess you have nailed it.