It's easy to replace your kitchen tap DIY

There's only a few steps to changing out your kitchen tap, but what are they? Follow these steps and don't end up with a leak.
You don't need to be a plumber, or even pay for one when wanting to upgrade your kitchen mixer... faucet... tap.
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[@phoebeshum4859]

These were the best instructions. I followed along step by step and changed my broken kitchen tap! Honestly, thank you for being so clear, straightforward and humorous with your tips!

[@InspireDIY]

Ahh. You are most welcome Phoebe , thanks for the lovely comment- I’m glad it helped👌 Kent

[@natalienguyen6334]

I did it (39yo, F)! 😂😂 only took me 3 hrs and 2 trips to bunnings 😂😂 thank u OP!! Empowering women all over the world 😂❤️

[@andreacoucou707]

Got charged £130 for this, I'd rather do it myself! Thank you❤

[@nicole2672]

Great job! No leaks and no plumbers crack 🤣

[@InspireDIY]

Yeah, I nice easy job to do, my daughter says.. 'Dad you can't post that, I saw your bum!' cheers Nicole, Kent

[@kristinmartin2899]

Thanks mate! Super useful video!

[@InspireDIY]

Cheers Kristin, Glad it helped you out 🤙Kent

[@pollyanna1112]

Watched this at the right time as I need to replace my Laundry tap. The handle of the tap has split, spurting water out sideways every time. I have been putting up with it for almost a year ...as one does. I finally showed one of my friends, he is going to attempt to remove and put in a new one. I will get him to watch this first. Thanks.

[@InspireDIY]

Well done Polly, all the best 👍 Kent

[@UnknownUser-lc4dw]

Thank you so much for your video! We changed our kitchen tap without any issues following your video!! 🎉

[@InspireDIY]

Hey, that’s awesome 👌 I’m glad it helped. Thanks for letting me know, Kent

[@maidtoserve1]

I had the hot hose burst on my old kitchen tap tonight! Thank you for these straight forward, easy to follow instructions. It gave me confidence to be able to successfully replace it with the new kitchen tap I already had waiting to go! Thanks :)

[@InspireDIY]

Good on you Maid, I’m glad it helped👌 cheers, Kent

[@rikastewart6719]

Thank you so much. I do feel confident now. I'll report back on the outcome.

[@smokysage1124]

Awesome job on the video! Explained so well for me, being a first timer tap installer. Thank you!

[@InspireDIY]

Hey Smokey that’s awesome 🤙 cheers, Kent

[@genericgeorge]

The socket wrench is what I needed. Thanks !

[@InspireDIY]

Good on you George 👌 cheers, Kent

[@JoeffereySumpkins]

Hey man great video! Quick question, if I have a split tap system, and want to change it to a mixer, could I follow the same instructions, but plug the split tap holes with those lil stainless steel domes?

[@daisyduck5179]

Did you find out the answer to this question? I want to do the same thing

[@jeffwang8660]

You are awesome mate!

[@qunaomi1587]

Very useful video! Thank you

[@olivechopper]

Hey Qu, thankyou 😉 Kent

[@michaelpham2221]

It's so simple when you do it 😊

[@InspireDIY]

Hey Michael, Im sure you can make it look easy too. good luck, Kent

[@michaelpham2221]

@@InspireDIY I just got the mixer tap from Bunnings. Going to give it a go. Thanks for the video. I would not have even tried but for your instructional video 👍

[@nosycatUK]

Thanks a lot. What a great video. Subscribed 🎉

[@InspireDIY]

Cheers NosyCat 🤙 great to have you aboard. Kent

[@Dakhoo1]

Good on you mate! Awesome job👍

[@InspireDIY]

Thanks Dakhoo 🤙 cheers for the nice comment. Kent

[@jingsun6238]

love your videos, can you please show us how to replace the shower mixer if any chance?

[@InspireDIY]

Hey jingsun, thank you & sure will mate - watch this space. Cheers, Kent

[@daisyduck5179]

When the tap falls over that's when you go "HONEY!...HONEY!...HONEY!... ... Barry, you want 5 bucks? Hold this for a minute!" I have a very old tap, it looks like it has an upside down T shape to connect hot and cold to, to get them to their respective taps. I wanted to replace with a mixer tap like this. Someone said I need a converter, but it looks to me like I need to take the converter out, although I'm not sure how I would do this. Would this work in theory? Never changed a tap before.

[@amateurmakingmistakes]

Thanks! You've saved us a few $$ now!

[@InspireDIY]

Well done Ben, That's a win! Cheers, Kent

[@JAGMANMK264]

Cheers I'll now have a crack at installing the new tap.

[@InspireDIY]

Hey JagMan, let us know how you get on. Best of luck. Kent

[@beena8510]

Thanks.. I'm watching your video after the plumber changed our tap. I don't why he reversed the hot and cold Flexi pipes, because it's annoying . I'm used to having hot on the left and cold on the right. And now he is not answering the phone.

[@InspireDIY]

Hey Beena, I think he kooked that one🤔 International standards for plumbing says ‘hot’s on the left & cold’s on the right’ .. on mixer taps too. Lucky it’s an easy fix for you to do seeing as how it doesn’t look like he’ll be returning to sort it out. Best of luck, Kent

[@beena8510]

@@InspireDIY It was hardly a 10 minutes job, because under sink we had isolation valves. I know now why he did it. The first time he didn't fix the tap properly blaming the tap and asked us that we should have bought the tap from certain shop. Then we we bought that tap, call him and said we are not paying another £40. This time he asked to turn off the boiler. When the tap was replaced I asked him shall I turn on the boiler he said no no. I was in hurry at that time, had an appointment. But now I know why he didn't let the boiler turn on so we can't guess what he did.

[@TeflDude]

perfection

[@InspireDIY]

Hey TeflDude, I hope you are referring to the tap Install and not the plumbers crack😉 Cheers, Kent

[@NoRegertsHere]

Do you need to worry about watermarked taps?

[@InspireDIY]

Hey NoRegrets, there’s two labels on plumbing materials to look for.. ‘WaterMark’ means it meets certain AU/NZ quality standards which the gives an assurance on high quality, and ‘WELS’ (water efficiency labelling standard) gives a star rating based on efficiency. You can buy non-accredited products at some retailers but is it really worth it? Best of luck, Kent

[@NoRegertsHere]

@@InspireDIY thanks, Kent!

[@jaggasingh6319]

👍

[@InspireDIY]

👍 back at ya jagga

[@edutanjr]

@@InspireDIYThanks for this. I have a different set, mine has separate hot and cold taps. Also i don’t have those flexible steel wrapped pipes and just copper pipes connected to the taps. Do you think it’s worthwhile to DIY or just hire a plumber. :-)

[@ibamuad]

And funny! 😂

[@InspireDIY]

You’re very kind Sofia🤙

[@salmahhalim2266]

I have similar the problem is the hot and cold water not mix

[@InspireDIY]

How did you get on? Did you find a solution? Kent

[@Judah28]

Even my deep socket is not deep enough to unscrew. Really struggling

[@InspireDIY]

Hey Judah, that’s a shame🙄 It may be time to invest in one of these.. amzn.to/4e9sOjW Best of luck mate, Kent

[@Judah28]

Aha that will solve the problem. Unfortunately it’s out of stock on amazon at the moment. Other option I have is to remove the whole sink. Remove the old tap and replace with new before reattaching the sink.

[@johnmurray9422]

Can't understand why you didn't fully assemble the threaded bolt and securing plate before passing it all through the hole! So much easier that all that fiddling from below. The plate is crescent-shaped to allow you to do that.

[@InspireDIY]

Great tip John, well done👌 Kent