How to repair a leak on old fashion style taps

[@kevinc179]

Cheers Al, old 20+ yr old tap dripping the missus talking about a new one! 10 mins later job done. Always use your videos for my plumbing jobs.

[@dereton33]

That`s great. Pleased you fixed it.

[@BorinGTv]

Thankyou! all your videos can save someone ALOT of money! Really great ;)

[@VLASENKAUK]

Thank you so much you safe me money last night my main stop tap watter under kitchen sink start leaking.Fix in 10mim.👍👍👍👍

[@dereton33]

Great 👍

[@SpacedOdyssey]

SAVED not Safe

[@daisymermaid1418]

Brilliant information, thank you!! I have old 'globe taps' on my bath (the ones that point downwards) and one is dripping, causing green stains on my old bath, how do I change the washer please, and do you have any tips. Many thanks in advance.

[@dereton33]

Turn off the water, pop out the hot or cold sign then unscrew, or if not screwed then pull handle off. Unscrew or pull off chrome cap if you have one, then use a spanner on the large square nut , unscrew the top of the tap and pull away then you will see the washer which can be changed.

[@pZoismail]

Thank you. This saves me time

[@dereton33]

You're welcome!

[@RESMITHcarpentry]

My faucet is very similar to this one but has a worn out domed rubber washer under a large domed nut. Normaly you can pop the plastic cap off the top of the handle and pull the handle off the valve stem to slide a new washer down. These caps are porcelain though and I don't want to break them!! Any tips for pulling the handle off the stem or getting a Porclein cap off?

[@dereton33]

Just plenty of WD

[@RESMITHcarpentry]

@dereton33 Thank you for replying so quickly! I had soaked the cap in WD40 before i went out to grab the new washes so hopefully it'll have had time to loosen up. I just really don't want to break them, they're irreplaceable.

[@Sarahthehandywoman]

Hi Al, I have to replace a washer on one of these taps, as the tap is dripping. Yours is the only video I can find with the same style tap. Are there any tips or instruction you can help me with on doing this? Many thanks Al , Sarah

[@dereton33]

Yes I have a video on renewing a tap washer, it is the same job.

[@Sarahthehandywoman]

@@dereton33 thank you, I’ll take a look. You’re a star.

[@hamishstewart382]

Many thanks for good clear instructions.

[@2112jonr]

Good video. Short, to the point, VERY clear, plenty of explanation. Off to buy some PTFE tape for mine. Cheers !

[@dereton33]

Glad you liked it!

[@sharkers47]

Hi there. I have used so many of your videos to do small jobs and save a load. Thank you again. I've got the opposite problem in that I have an old brass bath mixer tap, the hot one of which has ceased up completely and I need molegrips just to turn it on. Do you have any videos that could help with this? Thanks

[@dereton33]

Yes one called , no water from tap how to fix it.

[@ianmowbray3284]

great tip as always

[@dereton33]

Ian Mowbray Thanks Ian.

[@Lex-Gravity]

Hi, great and helpful videos! I have very similar taps, one has started to drip from the spout when when it's turned off. Could it be fixed with ptfe tape? These taps don't seem to have a typical washer you'd find on regular taps.

[@dereton33]

AlexJenkinsonable You may have ceramic disc taps in which case that would be what would need changing. The PTFE tape will only fix the packing box where the spindle is. Al.

[@anuradha9548]

Very useful.thank you

[@dereton33]

You are welcome

[@MarcusS40]

Thank- lovely simple video and an easy fix!

[@dereton33]

No problem.

[@ruperttenison]

Thanks very much. Leaky tap on Boxing Day and all done thanks to your help! Happy Christmas

[@dereton33]

Great job!

[@chrisclark1617]

how do you get the heads off these taps? I have a similar one but the headgear is seized and I need to get the head off to use a splitter tool. any suggestions gratefully received!

[@dereton33]

There is a screw under the cold or hot sign. Just pop those out.

[@chrisclark1617]

dereton33 awesome- I'll go hunting for it! Thanks very much!

[@citic101]

hi .... i want to get old taps re chromed , do you need to take the porcelin off and if so do you know how to do it ?

[@dereton33]

No you will not be able to get the porcelin off. Should still be able to rechrome though as they will mask off the porcelin off.

[@citic101]

Ok ... Thanks.... just phoned my locoal chrome shop and they are saying it will cost 120 usd / 120 euro fr two bath taps , never knew it was so expensive

[@dereton33]

I know an expensive job.

[@tauramoko]

Awesome thank you:)

[@dereton33]

No problem.

[@NowAndThenEH89JW]

Nice old tap. About 1910? And still going strong

[@YomAlwa3eed]

mine doesn't have a packing nut its from the mid 1800s and leaking from the same spot

[@dereton33]

New tap them I'm afraid.

[@DukeBaysee100]

YOU SAVE ME TAN Q THUMBS UP

[@dereton33]

No problem.

[@yambo59]

Sorry but ptfe tape is not for packing nuts, its for threads. they make special material for packing those nuts properly. we have a graphite rope that works really well and last a good long time.

[@dereton33]

Yes hemp with boss white on it is my preferred favourite, but who has got that in there workshop or garage, Or your graphite rope.

[@keithwatkins7469]

@@dereton33 Hi Al. I know this is an old comment, but you could search out the guys at TAPREFURBISHMENT.co.uk for the graphited rope. Best regards, K

[@dereton33]

Ok will do.

[@frankgiles8535]

this works believe me as I am a maintenance engineer and have done this on numerous occasions and it works great