Are all basin and kitchen tap washers the same size?
ive got the four most used taps all dripping and its time to bite the bullet and replace the washers, but what size are they? I'd ratheehr not take them apart to find out then take them apart again to fit..
Taps are mostly ideal standard edwardian looking things
Older tap washers generally are similar and characterised by pipe size eg 1/2" basin& sink or 3/4" bath. These are circular with a central hole
50-60 years ago there were so called supa taps which were designed so the washer could be changed without necessarily having to turn the water off. These had smaller disc washers with no hole in fitted into a brass jumper. These were smaller than the above type but also sized by the nominal pipe size.At the very least, find out which type you need or buy both styles if you must.
Bob Minchin wrote in news:l4ra2b$3dt$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:
They'll probably be 1/2" within the rather lax manufacturing tolerances. Got fed up with the utility hot needing to be murdered off the other week, fully recut the seat and replaced the washr but it's just a tad wider than recess so although it no longer needs to be murdered off it is stiff.
Any one any bright ideas on how to shave a fraction of a mm off the outside edge of the washer?
If you can center it in an elctric drill maybe using a bolt to hold/position it then sandpaper/file or just on a paving slab.
Derby born : Snip the other s**te? WTF?
Jim K
In message , Dave Liquorice writes
Mount in electric drill with nut and bolt. Spin and use coarse glass paper to adjust?
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Put a nut & bolt through the hole, insert into chuck of drill, run edge on fine sandpaper.
Jim K wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com:
WTF is with the multi-thousand line sig?
His sigmonster is telling him to RTFM
Nick
Are there any newsreaders written in perl?
Hmm, there's News::NNTPClient. That would make it straightforward.
B&Q used to sell mixed bags. Maybe they still do.
Bill
But not all tap washers have the same size central hole :-(
Usually there's plenty of leeway, if so just trim it with a knife. If not, its unlikely to survive working on a knifeedge anyway.
NT
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