PH plumbers...stupid upside down taps

PH plumbers...stupid upside down taps

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Furyous

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23,727 posts

223 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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In our bathroom, we have these stupid taps, that I refer to as upside down taps, as they are the reverse of a normal tap.

However, they appear to all be constantly leaking, both sink and bath. Is there a means of adjusting them ?

Ive looked on google and Wiki and cant see them, but dont know that they are actually called ?

tribbles

3,984 posts

224 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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Out of interest, how do you mean "reverse taps"?

My taps in my kitchen were fitted by the previous owners so you turn them the opposite way to what you normally do it - is this what you mean?

I've got no idea how they managed to get the taps to do that; it still catches me out some 8 years after moving in.

Furyous

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23,727 posts

223 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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There those silly pointy bloody french things, I can think what they call them, and googles no bloody help either !

northwest monkey

6,370 posts

191 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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tribbles said:
Out of interest, how do you mean "reverse taps"?

My taps in my kitchen were fitted by the previous owners so you turn them the opposite way to what you normally do it - is this what you mean?

I've got no idea how they managed to get the taps to do that; it still catches me out some 8 years after moving in.
I assume its a mixer tap, in which case it's simply fitted backwardslaugh

tribbles

3,984 posts

224 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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northwest monkey said:
tribbles said:
Out of interest, how do you mean "reverse taps"?

My taps in my kitchen were fitted by the previous owners so you turn them the opposite way to what you normally do it - is this what you mean?

I've got no idea how they managed to get the taps to do that; it still catches me out some 8 years after moving in.
I assume its a mixer tap, in which case it's simply fitted backwardslaugh
Yes, but clockwise is still clockwise, no matter what angle it's at.

Of course, my spatial awareness could've been completely off the blink for the past 8 years smile

Edited by tribbles on Saturday 4th April 23:33

Furyous

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223 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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Individual taps, but the body of the tap rotates below the twisty bit.......

northwest monkey

6,370 posts

191 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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tribbles said:
northwest monkey said:
tribbles said:
Out of interest, how do you mean "reverse taps"?

My taps in my kitchen were fitted by the previous owners so you turn them the opposite way to what you normally do it - is this what you mean?

I've got no idea how they managed to get the taps to do that; it still catches me out some 8 years after moving in.
I assume its a mixer tap, in which case it's simply fitted backwardslaugh
Yes, but clockwise is still clockwise, no matter what angle it's at.

Of course, my spatial awareness could've been completely off the blink for the past 8 years smile

Edited by tribbles on Saturday 4th April 23:33
Sorry - thought you had levers for some reason & they were pointing at the wall. Not that I have ever done anything like that of coursehehe

If you mean your hot is cold & vice versa, then its easy* to swap the feeds underneath.


  • I'm not responsible for any flooding whatsoeversmile

moleamol

15,887 posts

265 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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Furyous said:
Individual taps, but the body of the tap rotates below the twisty bit.......
WTF are you on about?

tribbles

3,984 posts

224 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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northwest monkey said:
tribbles said:
Yes, but clockwise is still clockwise, no matter what angle it's at.

Of course, my spatial awareness could've been completely off the blink for the past 8 years smile

Edited by tribbles on Saturday 4th April 23:33
Sorry - thought you had levers for some reason & they were pointing at the wall. Not that I have ever done anything like that of coursehehe

If you mean your hot is cold & vice versa, then its easy* to swap the feeds underneath.


  • I'm not responsible for any flooding whatsoeversmile
Hehe.

No, what I mean is that you turn it anticlockwise to pour, and clockwise to stop.

Back to the original question - not sure what you mean. Are you saying that the whole body rotates instead of the spout?

i.e. it hasn't been done up tightly enough - or is it meant to do that?

Do you have pictures of the taps?

Furyous

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Saturday 4th April 2009
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moleamol said:
Furyous said:
Individual taps, but the body of the tap rotates below the twisty bit.......
WTF are you on about?
I really dont know how they are called, but they are a conical bodied tap, and if you turn the tap on, the body with the hand lugs on turn down with the movement, as oppose to a normal tap where the handle is on top of the body and just unscrews ?

I cant find a pic anywhere !!!!

SS HSV

9,642 posts

260 months

Saturday 4th April 2009
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Well take one with your phone and upload it to photobucket or whatever dawg.

How on earth can you expect help if you can't provide a picure?

EPIC FAIL! hehe

benoli

1,351 posts

191 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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eeewwwww

don't you have any Mr Muscle bath and tile cleaner in you house ?

sstein

6,249 posts

256 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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That is a bit of a manky looking bathroom!

hehe

ETA: What a bizzare looking tap!

Edited by sstein on Sunday 5th April 00:09

FMV

975 posts

187 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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I reckon its a supatap the water goes in the top and comes out the bottom. On the left ?? http://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=...

FMV

975 posts

187 months

Sunday 5th April 2009
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Now I have seen the picture definitely a supatap. Be around 1960s (sad I know)

Furyous

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Sunday 5th April 2009
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yep, supatap...
Cheers all.