What's the name of the tool you use to undo the two nuts under a sink that the taps connect into ?
I want to remove a sink and cap off the pipes with the taps, and I seem to remember a plumber using some odd shaped spanner to do this...
ta !
Séan
Sink tool name ?
Sep 02, 2005
10 Replies
Screwfix calls it an Adjustable Basin Wrench.
Basin Wrench?
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A basin wrench. :-)
Thanks all, sticking "weird tool for undoing sinks" doesn't turn up much in google!
:)
S
It does now! ;-) (in GoogleGroups at least)
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number 1... along with some, let's say, 'interesting' other hits in true search engine fashion!
Mathew
lol! That was rather quick wasn't it ! Those other articles underneath are rather scary though !
=============== The one piece version (non-adjustable) is called either 'basin wrench' or 'ducks' foot wrench'.
Cic.
I know of 2 types, both as "tap spanner". The other type is here:
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easier in small spaces, and has a built in lever (The handle slides through the shaft on mine to give more leverage, don't know if that screwfix one does).
Bob
Some of my DIY books call it a crows foot wrench but in B+Q they call them a basin wrench. From personal experience, don't buy the cheapest.
It does
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