Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry Re: Changing taps - Noob Question 8Jul 04, 2009 1:14 pm panthus Terrian Quote: I should note i have instantaneous hot water if that makes a difference (I know it does for the shower head) Why do you think this ? To answer the above quote, the shower head has some sort of plastic thing inside (technical term!) that when it gets to hot stops the hot water flow coming through. Fair enough, haven't seen this before. Quote: However, buying the taps off ebay may not be such a good idea from what you have suggested so thanks again. You may have saved me a buck or two in the long run. We bought ours from a plumbing supplies, but Bunnings, Reece etc have them, and no, I wouldn't buy them off ebay. Re: Changing taps - Noob Question 9May 01, 2011 2:14 pm Sorry about pulling up an old thread but I just got a call from my plumber telling me he is having trouble installing our new taps in our shower and bath. We have the old style as in the picture in the first post and we have bought modern 1/4 turn taps. Apparently the new 1/4 taps don't sit flush with the wall and will stick out by 10mm or so?? He said the only way to fix this is to rip up the tiles we've just had resprayed and re-do the piping but we don't want this done. He said there is another option of getting a little cover plate thing specially made up for behind each tap to make it look flush with the wall tiles. Has anyone had any issues with replacing old taps with new 1/4 turn ones? and what was the solution?? Re: Changing taps - Noob Question 10May 09, 2011 5:29 pm We replaced our kitchen taps with quarter turn lever taps and didn't have any issues. If I were you, I would go to bunnings and see what they have in the way of cover plates for the base of the tap. We purchased the Rhapsody taps from Bunnings and the base plate that came with them sticks out about 2 cm from the wall so the base plate solution could fix your problem. My blogs: http://www.movingtotasmania.com.au - a resource for those considering relocating to Tasmania http://www.sarahandtim.com - my daily life and renovation blog Bathroom renovation will likely include a back-to-corner bath and we’re considering a freestanding tap with hand-held shower such as the picture included. My hesitation… 0 24690 How much are you ahead in payments compared to where the build is at? Have you fully drawn down the loan? 5 11896 Hi All, I'm new here! I'm in a block of 4 apartments (Waverley council) and looking to change a window to a sliding door. The window faces an enclosed garden (with a… 0 5531 |