Changing Sink Taps the Easy Way

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Название	:	Changing Sink Taps the Easy Way
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There is always something more to learn! Good stuff
Comment from : William Owen

The horse show nut can actual be fitted to the tap and it actually fits through the hole there is no need to fit from below,, I use to fit them below but i sen it on tik tok and realised I was fitting the hard way for years! The horse shoe fits through the hole :) the n tighten below!
Comment from : Glenn Wislon

Toolstation used to sell an isolation valve specifically with a flat flange for this very reason Not sure that they do anymore Screwfix dont Why?
Comment from : Nicholas Partington

Its great having someone like rodger doing demonstration showing all the handy things we ameteurs need to know 👍👍
Comment from : lazylad

You can actually buy the isolators with the flat ends to fit the flexi pipe ends with rubber seals
Comment from : Baz Leeds

Got a big problem how do I send info to you please for advice?
Comment from : nicole bourcier photographer

they must hate this job as I can't find any to do mine I have two new separate taps but find it impossible to get much choice of sink as they don't come with two holes anymore I like a separate hot and cold still
Comment from : nicole bourcier photographer

Great video with really practical tips 👍
Comment from : Mike G

and how did you get that old tap out????
Comment from : Mike Humphs

The backplate and washer are half moon for a reason they go through top of sink with tap makes it a lot easier
Comment from : Jamesy Cotter

As a plumber of37 years, read the instructions before taking the word of an amateur on you tube who likes the sound of his own voice The instructions will always state to put flexible pipes HAND TIGHT ONLY Do not use spanner’s, grips or pointed nose pliers(😂) to tighten them in, it’s possible you’ll misshape the O ring or even tear it which will result in you get a wet face and feeling fairly irate
Comment from : richard may

It's a mission to replace those type, I prefer the ones with the big nut
Comment from : S N

I use a socket set, extension bar with a 360 knuckle on the socket, means you dont have to get dead straight on the nut
Comment from : Paul Johnstone

Glad to see he did not connect flexi to isolation valve and uses an adaptor which is correct unlike the majority of plumbers who just go straight onto valve
Comment from : jmc

Those tail adaptors are brilliant, cost almost nothing and give peace of mind
Comment from : Richard Black

Is it really worth fitting isolation valves? They always seem to be seized up when you first need to turn them off after they've been in use for ten years
Comment from : number 33

I add a little rubber grease to the flexi pipe o rings just to help things along a bit
Comment from : GentlemanH

Surely the tap manufacturers could come up with a better design to make it easier to fit?
Comment from : Dunno Anyone

Top video, thank you Good tip at the end :)
Comment from : Graham M Lawrence

Another great video, thanks so much Really liked the pro tip at the end about gently flattening the seat of the isolating valve so as not to cut the washer on the flexibrGreat to see the little nicks and cuts on your hands Roger - shows you're still very much on the tools!brMuch appreciated 👍👌👏
Comment from : Simon Morris

These are usually pre-attached It is not that hard
Comment from : Gordon Waldner

When I fit this type of tap I always loctite the stud, and glues the rubber to the horse shoe Job done
Comment from : john shere

Saw you on a GB News interview 👍,brKeepup the good work!
Comment from : Treeborer

Spot on I have always done it this way
Comment from : DUSTOFF 1601

Use only a non adjustable box spanner brbrJR
Comment from : James Ryzlot

Terence isn't any easy way to do this job I can say this after 57 years working in the trade
Comment from : terry hamlyn

That's £400 please? Thank you very much!😂😂
Comment from : ezzy boo

Nice videoIn the USA we call those shut of valves under the sink "Angle Stops" When replacing a sink faucet I never touch those little shut off valves, I turn off the main Hand tight is good on those water flex they won't unscrew by themselves Removing the old valve is usually the hardest part Having a 4" cordless grinder with a cut-off wheel is very useful from abovebe careful not to scratch the sink Single handle faucets are much more ergonomic than that 2 handle piece of dung
Comment from : Read More

Put a another nut on to lock it or els they are going to call you back later again when the tap turns
Comment from : thunder storm

He sounds like Roger Daltrey from the Who
Comment from : bulletsdodger

Thank you I always use those brass tap adapters, always gives you peace of mind that it won't leak!
Comment from : David Bridges

Thanks for the tips Saved me a long job
Comment from : formicapple2

Yu can still buy copper tails, my personal preference, that said i fitted a tap with braided hoses and plastic ends I think from IKEA the hot tap has a water hammer when shut off rapidly, it blew the plastic apart it too came with the schittiest waste, a narrow flexible waste, they should be banned thank for your videos
Comment from : jan stafford

I would have bought 2 longer hoses instead of extending the pipes
Comment from : Claude Desaulniers

I have arms like Mr Tickle so it's easy
Comment from : 15 Minute Prisons

This is how its been in Belgium ever since I moved here in 1997 Probably before Nice to see UK catching up with "the continent " Notice you still have two separate taps though rather than one like we have here
Comment from : Geoff Woodgate

All faucets share the same design flaw With the "older style" the 3/4 brass piping needs a sleeve to tighten to the sink with long enough 3/4 brass to extend well below the base of the sink When plumbers were cheap the extra price of the faucet was unwarranted but times change In your example the flexies are great but you still have to break your back to tighten the faucet to sink clamp because the machine screw is too short There are a number of rube goldberg tools which just don't work very well Finally if you buy "designer" fixtures good luck getting parts changing aerators etc Faucet quality is by the pound; Heavy is good, light is lousy
Comment from : Practical Landlording

I did this not to long ago its an easy job really, was a pain to get the nut done up tight under the sink as i didn't have a long enough spanner for it but other than that 100 a DIY job
Comment from : United Spotlight

On a recent install I added a spring washer just to keep the mechanical connection of the tap to the sink tight
Comment from : mungoh42

jusst get a 15mm Flat Faced Isolation Service Valve
Comment from : Chaz Madge

First thing I'd do Roger would be to move that vase
Comment from : Paul Nutter

The easiest way to change a sink tap is to get some other idiot to do it
Comment from : David Bradford

wau,its amazing,,,,,,,good job still learning,,,all the way from kenya
Comment from : TrM&CLRJULIUS

Why do they make them so that you cant get a spanner on them!! your using long nose pliers!!!! defect from the manufacture's they need to sort that out, also make the flexi's longer that 250mm it's under a Kitchen sink!!
Comment from : Pistol Knight

That bar you get with that box spanner set went strait in the nearest dustbin on my first job using them as it was a pain to use, so I now use a long pozi screw driver bit about 6 inches long '' it works great and easy to fit in and out and a handy tip for doing up those chrome sink waste units if they dont come with a socket fitting just a slot ,is use a set square rule and use the set square handle to turn gently , works magic all the time 😆 I also put a bit of Red insulation tape on the hot supply and blue for cold before removing old as you may fit flexi's wrong way round so many useful tips 🤣 feels like christmas has come early br🎄
Comment from : Raving Nutter

This chap isn’t giving the full facts I have been a plumber for over thirty years,I have installed hundreds of momo block taps and would never use the supplied flexible hose pipesI only ever use Copper tails which are readily availableFlexible hoses have a Rubber tube inside and rubber eventually gets brittle and leaks It’s a cop out using flexible hoses and is usually for people that can’t be bothered to do it properly
Comment from : Roger-Ring

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Comment from : Brian Widdo

Why not shorten the thread, so an ordinary socket or spanner will fit
Comment from : Ian Knott

Thank you so much
Comment from : Abdulwarrior

trust me i had that tap and flexisbrone burst at 4 amit flooded the kitchen totally
Comment from : fraser m

The reason there is a horseshoe washer as opposed to a full washer is so you can feed everything from the top including the washer so you don’t accidentally drop the brass nut 😊😊
Comment from : Tim Welford

So if that's the easy way, what's the difficult way? I don't know another way than how he did it
Comment from : paddyglenny

Filing !!! Tap end never going to happen!
Comment from : Barry Brewer

The bessll in the setting item only not to swivel the tap ? Got it ? Good
Comment from : Barry Brewer

I see you missed taking out the old one off? I wonder why !!!!
Comment from : Barry Brewer

The couplings shown at the end work great to connect to push fit joints
Comment from : tony brown

Buy oras taps , Finnish made, most of the taps in UK are rubbish, cheap quality,an oras tap lasts for life Finnish quality
Comment from : nalle karhu

Hi Roger, what is that red-handled grip tool in your video?
Comment from : Mark Arevalo

Good little tip there
Comment from : Marty Ja

Had lots of practice in my home as wife wants the changing out every two to three years, this year they are black, I don't nip up the hoses as I find that hand tight is fine never leaked I always have problems with the plug hole leaking even with seals top and bottom so rightly or wrongly just put a line of silicone around the threads that makes a better seal Just have to make sure the overflow hole lines up with the cut out on the plughole I invested in a set of box spanners when I was a Handyman and they have served me well
Comment from : Nev George

Always great vids cheers mate
Comment from : Toolbox 7

Sometimes after fitting the tap the surface of the stainless steel on cheaper sinks is so thin that it will flex and so the tap does not feel rigid I make a triangular shaped bracket (to avoid the flex hoses) with a drill hole corresponding to the tap mounting bolt diameter and slide it up and secure it with a couple of screws to the underside of the work surface This means that the tap is now secured not just to the stainless steel but has some lateral support 3cm below Stops tall taps waggling about
Comment from : joseph prosser

Well done and thanks awfully for all the good tips👌🏻
Comment from : Miles Brown

Toolstation are starting to sell flat faces iso valves
Comment from : JayG2K

I got a plumber in to change mine as it's a sink under a granite top and when I had a look later the ham couldn't even put the retainer on straight
Comment from : Last Walk Around Mirror Lake

i file the edge off as well
Comment from : anthony duvall

Another couple of tips are that the tap back plate can be installed from the top , hence that crescent moon shape Another is I use Hepworth irons on the bottom of the Felix (Screwfix sell them) and this prevents twisting the Flexi when tightening
Comment from : A wood worker

That video stopped rather abruptly! I thought there'd be some piece of wisdom on how to stop the taps wobbling after tightening the nut That problem drives me mad!
Comment from : Doublethink

rad tail or flat faced isolation valves are better
Comment from : Mark A

I usually file off one end of the iso valve , but now you can actually buy isolation valves that have one flat end
Comment from : Mark Jeffrey

Silicone Grease on the O RingsbrCopper Slip or Waxoyl on the Tap Fixing ThreadsbrNext Plumber along might just be yourself in 5 years time
Comment from : Ian Stretch

Thanks for sharing your knowledge It's great to have these things explained by someone who knows what they are doing As a DIY-er I'm always left wondering if there was a better way to do things
Comment from : GarrisonFall

450 - alternatively you could purchase a flat-faced isolation valve
Comment from : Rick Hoyle

Top tip! Use your radiator tails! Everyone’s got loads left in the van they didn’t replace swapping the valves out
Comment from : Plumber Time

No mention of putting grease on any of the threads Why is the hole in the sink bigger than the tap spindle? Plumbing practices and materials are a sick joke
Comment from : Trevor Hatton

Good tip ref ganging up the box spanners
Comment from : Whitefields5595

Any advice on how much to tighten the horseshoe bolt on a porcelain sink? Mine keeps getting loose and I’m worried about over tightening and cracking something
Comment from : Paul Sweeney

I just had to replace my tap and used all the tips you have detailed but I couldn't get the box spanner on fully due to the back of the cabinet being in line with the nut Also I had to remove all the drainage pipe just to get access New builds are a real pain The tap works fine but it's not tight to the sink top and I can see it moving later
Comment from : David Twist

Rog, happy new year to you I recently changed my tap for one of these with a flexible head, is it normal for the pressure of the water to be reduced dramatically?
Comment from : stephen willis