HOW TO FIT A BATH TAP - Plumbing Tips

[@plumberparts]

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[@444tom444]

This video has sorted me out! Literally saved 300 quid calling a plumber with parts and labour. Thank you so much! The claw is a *must have* before tackling this job!

[@Musical_Man_Guitar]

By watching these and other videos I fitted a full bathroom suite in my house. I have since fitted 2 more for family. It can be done, but it certainly takes me longer. 3 days for the first and 2 days for the other two having learned a lot by then. I think the trick is to know where your limitations are and call in the professionals if you are out of your depth. Anyway, thanks for the videos and oh yes "Hold Tight"

[@ihaveahand]

I'm complete novice at plumbing, this video helped me big time! Cheers

[@015diesel]

You know something I've never done any plumbing work or even layed a single tile untill last week when I stared watching your videos and from then I've plumbed in my entire bathroom suite and tiled my bathroom floor so far 🏆 thanks very much for this your a true legend mate thanks 👍💙

[@PENFOLD1962]

I'm hoping to replace my two kitchen taps to a mixer and after watching your excellent video how to carry out the job I had to watch your bath version. Another excellent clear & concise video. I must admit you make it look really easy, I know from experience that it's far from easy. But after watching your video we know the MOST IMPORTANT part and that is how to do it CORRECTLY with some very HAND HINTS & TIPS along the way. My wife wants you to move into one of our neighbours house! We would keep you busy for a few month's. We can't thank you enough for your support given by the way of your videos it really generous of you. Take care my friend 👍😷👍

[@willandboy]

Thanks a lot for that, probably saved me a small fortune on getting a plumber in.

[@tonygallagher5698]

Are the wholes for the bath taps standard on every bath or do you have to measure before you buy new ones

[@russelljoyce4904]

Ive been watching your videos for years! THE most comprehensive and helfpul plimbing videos on the internet - keep up the great work fella!

[@ccook92]

So my bath is fitted and the taps are in the middle of the bath against the far well, basically no way of getting underneath them. Do I have to take the bath out to change the taps?

[@clarkecharmingtv9693]

Thank you so so sooooo much for this... going to help fit my ladies tap as a suprise... God Bless you

[@amymoorhouse1001]

Thank you. Our tap has just full on gushed water all over the place. Watched this just to know how to put it back on. Think I'm confident now on how it goes back on.

[@alimostafa05]

Excellent video. Very easy instructions.

[@iamthecombatmushroom]

Great tutorial and funny bloke to boot, good effort fella!

[@Neilybob100]

You are the dogs danglerlys!!! With no plumbing experience, I've replaced our bath taps

[@fishintheflow]

I just had to do this on an enclosed bath when the original installer had cut SQUARE holes to put the taps through (you can guess how good they are at keeping water out....they are now silicone valley). Its a pig of a job (not helped by glass fibre rash from rubbing on the bath). Fiddly little fecker

[@harrycalibra]

cheers for the vid fella now full of confidence to change my taps for the shower version make the wife very happy ;-) have a great day keep the vids coming new subscriber here

[@plumberparts]

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[@Tonywozere99]

How the hell did you get in behind the bath? Obviously magic what you do. Thank you for confirming that this is beyond my diy skills. God bless.

[@webby140]

Thank you for this! Simple and informative!

[@sylvievideostockpile2155]

Thanks for the video, very helpful

[@terryrobinson3016]

Please help I need to buy one of those spanners to remove the taps on the bath and basin but can't seem to get the right size for the nuts that keep the taps on. Can you put a link to the one you use. Ill be most grateful. 👍

[@jamief1979]

i bet that was 1 of the easiest freestanding taps uve done lol and that bit of water is what was just left in the tap spout big

[@Joewalshe38]

Watching all your videos now. Very informative. I would have maybe put a cloth or towel on ground to collect spilt water. Things like that keep the woman of the house happy :)

[@alunowen8693]

Love you bro..trying to fit new single taps to bath and uncoupled (I think defo think 3/4 (old inches)to a new 22m isolation valve compression the iso valve does not bite onto existing nut..NO GO pipes have been flanged so no olive what next... ??

[@Hew.Jarsol]

Hi. My bath mixer came with a white bit of material along the bottom.. Does this go between the tap and bath? Or chuck away? Thanks

[@chaselee86]

Hi James, thanks very much for the video! If there are no isolation valves under the bath tub, how do I turn the hot water off? I can turn off the main, but there is still hot water coming out, probably from the cylinder. Thanks!

[@comradeonyx7071]

Thanks bro👍

[@CarlosArruda77]

Getting rid of the echo you pillock! 😜🤦🏻😂. Only messing mate. Keep them videos coming please. Great info on them. Have a good weekend and keep yourself and your loved ones safe. 💪👊👍

[@KresoCakija]

Easy to use and install.

[@Abychan1]

Thanks mate for this video.. I think I heard the size right, 3/4" is that right? are all British bath taps have the same size? I only need to replace the underneath nuts. Also, I found some brass nuts, do you recommend I would use them better than the plastic ones? Many thanks for your reply

[@mmack3286]

top guy!!! knows alot of knowledge about the plumbing world. keep it up

[@GriffandZeus]

Help! I've just fitted a new set of taps to my Mums bath but the flexi water pipe doesn't fit. Will it most likely be a 25mm to 20mm reducer?

[@The_G]

Thanks for this - very helpful. Nicely presented and to the point

[@plumberparts]

No worries!

[@FoodfortheSubconscious]

We've got taps that are at the front of the bath but they stick in your back when you've got two people in there. How easy it is to drill new holes and change it to a central situation? Or does that require buying a new bath with the holes already in? Cheers

[@leebarker2810]

Hi, I am about to change an 80,s style hot bath tap. Spindle/faucet is shot and wont turn off. i have a new trade tap to put on. Anything to look out for ?

[@bighardman33]

Nice video. Thanks. Was it really such a nightmare? I'm looking forward to changing mine?

[@marksaville9397]

Do you not use any Palmer's tape on the thread ?

[@slicker55]

Another great video - very useful tips and practical advice - appreciated / subscribed / thumbs up... I am installing a Hansgrohe iBox with bath mixer and Exafill as part of a bathroom re-fit (note - bath only - no shower) The hot water supply is pressurised throughout the house by a Salamander ESP100CVP 3.0 bar pump. I intend to fit isolating valves on the supplies to the iBox but I'm not sure whether I also need to fit check valves/non-return valves and if so, where these should be fitted?

[@143HK2012]

Smashed it mate..

[@MuhammadKhan-yl7mt]

Very nice video..thanks.

[@Steve-ol2ws]

How do you get the tap vertical when the sides of the bath are sloped inwards please?

[@DaveLowe28]

I noticed that too GavFre, would be interested to know why that happened or whether it was just some water dripping off the end of the screwdriver.

[@bgate1984]

Are the 2 tap holes generally a standard size and standard distance apart? Thanks in advance

[@ccook92]

Yep

[@johnmcmanus6719]

Do all baths have these isolators on the pipes

[@jaiho314]

Boss my hot water tap is much slower than cold water tap could you please give me some tips ? is there adjustment on taps ?

[@leroyalexander4590]

Very helpful video

[@davidbrianorchard1623]

love it - thanks

[@MCSMIK]

We have a mixer tap with an electric shower in the bathroom. I want to replace the mixer tap with one that has a shower on it to stop using the electric shower as it’s too expensive and has poor pressure. Any considerations?

[@myunconsciousismine4694]

I just changed my basin taps they look fantastic - have taken bath panel off and there is no way of reaching that taps without wrecking the surrounding holdings etc - gutted 😣

[@ccook92]

Same here!

[@nicinhasofia]

i got two single taps , one hot water and other cold water , but they are too close from wall. is it possibel to take them off and put one like you showing in the video?

[@Jimmynumnuts]

Hi. Love your vids, have helped me complete many simple jobs 👍🏻 Quick question, I’m going to be changing mixer taps on my brothers bath, the hot tap currently has a flexible connection whereas the cold is a fixed pipe, does this matter? Thanks 🤘🏻

[@hennnnerz]

Nope

[@pkumar5411]

Those flexible pipes are they 3/4 inch BSP ? I have PolyPipe PolyFit 22mm coming out of the floor boards, I would like to cut it and replace these (above the floor board) with the flexible hose with service valve. Would these fit ? JG Speedfit Flexible Hose With Service Valve 22mm x 3/4" 300mm ?

[@JackWestrop]

Cheers

[@Kimck098]

Hi, was just wondering, if you have a bath mixer that has a wide base (not 2 stubs sticking out the top of the bath) and it has what looks like a foam type /seal?/ that goes in-between the bath and the mixer base, is this actually a seal or do I need to apply silicone?

[@Desiklown]

How do I choose the correct tap size fit my bath??

[@ronthedon3106]

How do you get to it

[@MrSTUPIDBRICK]

My old plumbing lecturer when doing up his bathroom used flexible hose's for all the sanitaryware. He got home one day to find one had blown. It caused 15 grands worth of damage!!! I wanted to ask how it could have blown after all he fited it but I chickened out for fear of him smashing my head in with a pair of stilsons

[@lessmith3718]

If it’s fixed in bath and tiled how would you change the taps, You ant get to them.....thanks.

[@mandimoo87]

I have a very loose tap - sane as in this video it's on the wall side, problem is that there is zero space at either end of the bath (cold side is a solid walk with shower, hot side has the sloping end of the bath but the toilet waste pipe is in the space. Any idea how we can tighten the cold tap? It's taking 2 hands to open and close the tap ir spins freely.

[@stellaria11]

Funny and informative.

[@kayvonpalangafkan3781]

Hia:-).. good video! Im thinking about replacing my bathroom sink mix (single? centre) tap myself, do you have a video for doing of this? or is it the same as the bath?

[@hennnnerz]

You didn't use the tools you showed us! Can we just tighten the bath tap up by hand?

[@johannacladingboel2343]

Thank you...Very useful... Has saved me a few bob getting a plumber in! : )

[@christinebaker7051]

Thanks.

[@paulhaynes8045]

Only one minor problem - I came here to find tips for tightening the plastic nut on the underside of the tap in a space so restricted (ie normal for a fitted bath!) that I cant use a spanner, and even a bath/basin claw is a bugger to use because it fouls the flexible leads to the tap. Whats the point of a video like this if it doesn't illustrate a realistic situation? I was also doing this lying on my side, sandwiched between the bath and toilet (another common situation!) so tips for doing this one-handed would be appreciated too.

[@5084204]

2:23 Flexi has got an identical thread to the isolation valve. Couldn't these to be coupled directly without a piece of copper between?

[@wedgwood8]

No, because they are both female.

[@benitocarbone54321]

Hi, great video. I have just replaced my old bath/shower mixer for a new one, but now I don't get any water through to the shower head, but the taps are fine! Any ideas?

[@laniel7903]

Having a mare! Base rings have corroded away and needs changing. The taps are situated on the far wall and i cant see anyway to get to them without taking the bath out. Any advice, can the taps be stripped to replace the base rings?

[@plumberparts]

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[@FredBobLolol]

How much would you charge to do this?

[@shellbell6919]

My husbands in the process of doing this right now but the hot water valve won't turn off ,,,any advice ?

[@plumberparts]

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[@rodadams8422]

Don't you use plumbing tape on the threads Great job 👏

[@mickmarsbar81]

I was just scanning the comments to see if this question had been asked! Alas, no reply 😔

[@lennonpolo]

Hi pp, area all holes 180mm for bath taps or are some 150mm?

[@neiltitmus9744]

Most bath taps if not all are 7 inches apart. Showers are 6 inches apart

[@neiltitmus9744]

So some shower bar based taps are 153mm apart

[@neiltitmus9744]

Always good to leave a little bit of jiggle in the pipes holes etc not too much though

[@andrewward5244]

Is it ok to have 15mm pipework for dhw to bath?? If on an unvented system.

[@plumberparts]

+andrew ward If on pressurised you'll get away with it. Otherwise 22mm all the way!

[@andrewward5244]

+plumberparts cheers dude, just doing new bath suite etc in my house and wanted to run pipes under floor notched into top of joist and due to span couldn't do this with 22mm as too deep👍🏻👍🏻

[@CurvedSlightly]

Dude! Our hot water outlets are very low pressure, hardly owt comes out. The cylinder is in the loft of a 2 storey house. What could possibly be wrong?!

[@hughtierneytierney3585]

It looks like the original taps didn't last long. If they failed I'd say that is a poor advert for whoever made those taps. I'd like to know which make to avoid!

[@kieranburke7830]

👍

[@tonybeadle8392]

Nice one fella, braided pipes it is then, phew

[@woodbine66]

LOL Lucky that bath had some space at the end, or it would have been take the bath out time. Or, worse still, go in through wall from room next door. Taps along wall of the bath - don't do it folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ccook92]

That’s the issue I have now, just changed the tap on the sink and have the matching taps for the bath, but I can’t get to them without taking the bath out 😢

[@freedom5288]

Interesting

[@nickluke2006]

did i see water come out of the Ballofix valve at 2:14 why did that happen?

[@hennnnerz]

Good spot! I wonder why....

[@steverawlings1128]

I wonder why too. I've seen this happen with a similar (same?) type of valve. They don't leak when fully off, or when fully on. It seems that they only leak during the on/off and off/on transitions. Worrying.

[@lennonpolo]

What was the point of changing those taps? They're identical!

[@plumberparts]

+lennonpolo Think the ld ones where leaking....twas a while ago!

[@mrsnetrix]

Even I could do this EXCEPT, the plumber who originally installed my bathroom didnt put shut off valves on sink/bath!!! :(

[@CurvedSlightly]

Dude, how do you do your back in playing cricket? I take it eating sandwiches at 'tea' is the most strenuous aspect of cricket!

[@ohgodyeahgamer2987]

hold tight 😀

[@fatimah2812]

to me it looks easy but when I asked my husband tho change our bath tap he says it's very complicated....so I'm stuck with a broken bath tap....

[@plumberparts]

LAZY HUSBAND! Only joking! It can be difficult. Show him the vid and see what he thinks. Good luck, PP!

[@dddd-qc1ee]

+fatimah Why don't you do it then?

[@CKDJBOY123]

#question why are videos about changing taps always edited to make it look 10 times easier than it is?

[@its_me_dave]

So you don’t have to sit through a six hour video 👍

[@ovidiumoc.3904]

i did subscribe, i liked and shared this video, but i can NOT find a pigeon !!!!!!

[@mattouli]

Now... Camera off... fill the bath with hot water water... get in (it'll do your back a power of good!)

[@pauldunn4603]

I never fit taps without fitting Top Hats

[@tomsacadden]

brass nuts under the taps,!! plastic WILL break,it's not expensive,always use brass.

[@leebigcity]

totally correct

[@bigandboujee]

Hi guys 1:18 3/4 inch pipe is 19mm NOT 22mm as stated in video. Purchased the wrong flexis after watching this vid.

[@fatimah2812]

my husband is not lazy...he ids veryyyyy lazy...

[@plumberparts]

+fatimah Ha!

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[@ntoxadvice4987]

By watching this videos people will fix everything at home and the plumbers will run out of jobs.😡

[@plumberparts]

Comments like yours always make me (a plumber who is SNOWED UNDER with work) laugh! it literally will make no difference and most homeowners don't try anyway, just watch the vid and realise they need a plumber. Take a leaf out of your profile pic...and relax! 😎

[@ntoxadvice4987]

plumberparts 😂👍🏽🍺

[@adamsala9291]

rubbish video change a tap very very hard video was cut? didnot show plastic whick is very hard Lol