Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: How to remove this shower water tap? 2Feb 06, 2010 11:55 pm If you were having trouble removing the tap's handle, it could be like mine. These need a special small hand tool that fits underneath the tap handle. I got a couple for nothing from a plumbing supplier. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: How to remove this shower water tap? 5Feb 07, 2010 8:10 am What you need is a little spanner thing with 2 prongs that grip into the small grooves in the brass nut under the handle, to undo it. Bent circlip pliers, bent needle nose pliers would also do the job. Be careful when you take the handle off, there is a small circlip the slots onto the spindle and there is also a small o-ring in there as well. Possumchops Now the proud owner of 3.7acres of Serenity. Colour selection completed! Soon to go to council. Re: How to remove this shower water tap? 6Feb 07, 2010 10:11 am The tool in question is a small (about 70 mm long) single piece of metal bent to make a spanner. It would take no more than 10 cents to make each which is why mine was free. Ask at plumbing supply shop and you're likely to be given one. I was given two, but then I bought some stuff at the time. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: How to remove this shower water tap? 7Feb 07, 2010 10:53 am THe tap handle is held on by a concealed locking nut and a horseshoe shaped clip. You need the tool mentioned earlier to remove the concealed locking nut. (although you could try using your fingernails to unscrew it. sometimes they have worked themselves loose. If you dont need to replace the o rings on the spindle shaft, you could unscrew the wall flange after opening the tap to the full position. After youve loosened the wall flange there should be enough room to get a shifting spanner onto the square shaped spindle body and unscrew it. Once you unscrew and remove the tap spindle etc you can replace the washer and reseat the tap. Re: How to remove this shower water tap? 9Feb 08, 2010 8:25 pm jsf Thank you so much. I found this tool at a hardware store and successfully removed the tap handle. It's called Tap Head Spanner. How much did it cost? Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Can a plumber put a tap on a rain water tank which is full? Tank is similar to one in photo. Cheers. 0 1871 How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? And is it possible to disconnect the duct joined to the vent from inside the house, without going into the roof cavity? 0 6301 the step up is 30mm and wanting it to be flat . how much does the concrete have to be lowered .we plan on removing bath and lenghten shower and adding seat. the old bath… 0 12496 |