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@@pwilson3698 yes you can do, the problem is its another risk as far as people dropping the grub screw, stabbing themseleves with the screwdriver trying to remove the grub screw or just messing the tap up trying to get it off. Once the screw is out then tapping the cross head up to get it off is yet another risk, so with these ones I went without removing. Some of the more modern taps have shorter shafts so you actually need to take the cross head off, but they tend to be fixed from the top and are often finger tight so it is an easier process. But yes you are totally right. Its funny that video is old and I saw the flat up for rent last week again, new kitchen fitted it seems and still the lemon suite. Brilliant, good old repairable plumbing at least. It is still all lead waste pipes too. Mad.

​@yourplumbingpal1225 hey thanks for the reply! - I'm going to give it a go your way as I can fit spanner underneath and the cross top seems welded on! So good to see a yellow bathroom suite - I've had mine for 50 years and my Mrs hates it!

Thanks I am glad it was helpful, cool. Appreciate the feedback.

I would think it just had air in it, the shower, and as the air was forced out by the mains pressure water it would then run normally. The best way to stop it is just to run the shower on cold to get all the air out before then putting it to a heat setting which also means it cant overheat because it has air in it and not enough water. I have to say most electric showers are well designed to flush the air out once the supply has been off and reinstated. Good idea is also when turning off an electric shower, turn the power switch through the settings rather than from.2 to zero or whatever, as it gives it a second of water flowing with no heat element on which means it cant overheat and damage itself , also means if someone uses it right behind you they dont have a tiny cylinder of suoer heated water coming on to them when they switch it on, anyway thats not what you asked. The air in the shower issue after having the water off is not really a problem its just an issue that kind of clears usually within 30 seconds. Not sure if that helps, but hope so.

Hi Julian , only thing I can think of is applying some heat from possibly a heat gun with the metal sheild against the basin and this should in theory expand the tap body to let you undo the tap body from it. Need the water off first of course to stop it absorbing the heat. It sounds good in theory however the fact is it is quite difficult to get it to work. Also important to apply the force to the spanner right after the heat, no tome delay as it will.cool very quickly. Very important heat is not in anyway applied to the porcelein basin, good luck.

@@yourplumbingpal1225 that's appreciated, I will give that a try for sure. Thanks for your swift response.

Glad it helped cool.

You are most welcome, cheers.

It certainly does. Reckon it was circa 1950's based on the markings on the taps. I am pretty sure it is still in.

@@yourplumbingpal1225 is the bath on its own

A great glad it did.

Ah that is good glad it helped.

Ah great, hope it helped, thank you.

Good luck. Its an old video however I cannot ever get used to hearing my own voice .

Glad it was helpful, cool and cheers.

You are most welcome.

Ah brilliant glad it helped, thats cool, cheers.

Ah that is a shame Claire, glad it helped just a pity you didn"t manage it. A lot of the time these things can be very well seized and you do get ones that simply will not move or break before they do move which is not a lot of use.

@@yourplumbingpal1225 I did it, used blocks of wood to brace the tap against the wall to undo it, won't tell you what I used to brace it to do it up again 😆 sadly it's still dripping so going to try reseating it

@@clairesewcreative1255 ah great. Ye you should be able to feel with a finger nail if there is a damaged seat but to be fair not everyone has nails they can to that with and reseating might just do it, good luck.

That is good to know , glad it did, really need to get round to making more videos some time . Cheers .

That is great , glad you found it useful, and thank you. Much appreciated.

I dont have any tips that spring immediately to mind. Though I would maybe try some limescale removal cleaner spray( left on for a period of time) and if the problem is it wont loosen it might be worth trying a rubber band kind of grip ( instead of a spanner or grips) very similar to the type you get to take off cartridge oil filters on cars. Hope that makes sense. They arent always easy to get off however if you keep at it it should come. Taps like those basin ones are getting on for being 60 to 70 years old so it can be a lot of muck on them even if cleaned regularly as the cleaner also helps get in the gaps and again makes it harder to come off. Hope some of that makes sense.

@@yourplumbingpal1225 thank you SO much! This worked, soaked overnight in white vinegar and used one of those openers and it worked! Sadly though, now the bolt inside, exactly the same as in the basin in this vid, absolutely will not budge. I don’t suppose you have another amazing tip do you please? You’re a lifesaver!

@@hq789 I cannot remember if its in the video , it possibly is , however the only thing I can think of is using a set of grips or spanner to hold agaisnt yourself with either plastic jaws or a cloth round the tap spout to stop it being damaged . I have see a tool that I think was called a tap gear removal tool, or head gear removal tool and it used the tap body to lever against itself similarily to what I described essentially holding the spout and levering against that so as not to snap the basin. It looked great though its not the sort of tool most people would get much use out of I dont think. Sorry no other ideas, if you use heat on it it will just burst the basin so there is no point in anything like that. Good luck, great taps if you cab get them apart , will last another 50 to 70 years.

Thank you, glad it helped or hope it did at least.

Hahahaha, no product has ever been put on that hair.

You are welcome glad it was useful to you Cheers.

Glad it was useful, cheers.

Hahahaha ye I will be doing financial adverts soon maybe.