Do modern plumbers not know about re-cutting seats in taps if a new washer fails to stop a drip?
In my experience older taps are usually the easiest to work on - if a new washer fails to stop a leak then a few twists with a seat re-cutter sorts the problem. I'm not a plumber, but I have two tap seat re-cutters of different vintages and have used them a few times over the years.
Recently in one of my (remote to me) rented flats a tap was dripping. Agents plumber's only solution was to replace the tap. Isn't it far far simpler just to fix it? Changing bath taps can be a right royal pain, and usually involves removing panels and consequent re-decorating. Or am I just old and grumpy?
AWEM