In this video i'm going to show you how to remove a tap that has no screw. Let's get straight into it
Welcome back to another Inspire DIY video if we haven't met, hi i'm Kent
Are you needing to dismantle a tap that has no retaining screw?
No apparent way of removing it, either for a change of style or what we're doing replacing the tap washes
There is a way and i'll show you how to do it. First off. Let's turn off the water
With the water turned off to the house open up the taps and drain the lines
Now we can remove these taps to change the washes
Before you start dismantling your taps
Put your plug in the plug hole because if you're anything like me you're guaranteed to drop something down that plug hole
So some of these taps have a little grub screw around the back
That can be undone with an allen key
If they don't have a grub screw around the back then they'll be the type that unscrews
Sometimes you can just twist them off. Sometimes they're really tight
Okay, that's undone by hand, so what we need to do is open that tap all the way up
Until it stops
And then we can open up this tap cover or tap hood
Some of these taps are on quite tight what you might need to do
Is get a rag so you don't damage the stainless steel or the chrome,
Put it on there and then put a pair of grips on
To loosen it
Same again and undo the tap all the way to the top and then you'll be able to undo
the hood and get your wrench on the tap down the bottom there
you'll be able to get your...What is it what's this called?
What's this thing? ...wrench!
Having a look at that fiber washer
It's in pretty good condition it's a little bit squashed
What i'd be inclined to do is replace this teflon thread seal tape or plumber's tape
Or ptfe
Or whatever the long chemical name is for that
Wrap it around the thread clockwise
Which is the same direction that it's going to be screwed back into the fitting there go around 5, 6, 7 times
Okay, replace it with your new washer
And reinstall
Tighten it up nice and firm, but you don't need to go overboard
Then replace the tap hood screwing it down
Nice and snug you don't need to put it on with
Tools or anything just just hand tight and then close the tap. We've just replaced that washer with a standard 12 mm washer
We'll do the same on this one
Once your water's back on
Open up the tap and just run your tap until there's no more air coming out just a steady flow of water
Check in the cabinet that you've not got any leaks because sometimes undoing these
Especially with a spanner can affect those pipe connections underneath so just double check
Perfect now that tap's nice and easy to turn on and off and there's no more drip
I've got to get out of this bathroom because it's roasting hot. Thanks for watching if this video has been helpful
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