Do you need a plumber to install a mixer tap?
Do you need a plumber to install a mixer tap?
Always use a plumber to install your mixer tap. By law, if you don’t have a plumbing license, you can not install or adjust your cold or hot water pipes. When a tap mixer is installed, the hot and cold water flexes are classed as water pipes.
Can you install a mixer tap yourself?
Replacing a kitchen tap is a fairly simple job to complete – you just need to have patience, a manual, and the right tools. Make sure you are extra careful when tightening, well, anything – over-tightening a single nut can lead to damage.
Can I install my own taps?
This is a job you can do yourself, but just how do you fit new taps? This is one of those tasks which shouldn’t be too difficult or too expensive. Fitting new bathroom taps should be a straightforward enough project to take on yourself, so long as you use common sense and follow simple instructions.
Do all taps fit all sinks?
Not all taps and countertop basins will be the same size, so you’ll want to make sure that there is adequate space from the top of your countertop basin to where the spout exits on the tap.
Is it easy to fit new taps?
Fitting new bathroom taps should be a straightforward enough project to take on yourself, so long as you use common sense and follow simple instructions. Obviously, where water is involved, if you make mistakes then things can go wrong quickly, so check out our step by step guide below on how you fit new taps.
How do you fit a basin mixer tap?
Here’s how to fit a basin mixer tap 1 If you need to remove an old tap, undo the connection (you may need a spanner and grips to do this) and remove the hexagonal nut holding the 2 Screw the flexible tap tails into the tap body and tighten by hand. 3 Screw fixing studs into the bottom of the tap.
What is the difference between a basin mixer and kitchen mixer?
Basin mixers are shorter in the outlet section, whereas a kitchen mixer is longer. Basin mixers also come either fixed or swivel. Check that all the parts are there. Pliers or multi-grips. Tube spanner or deep socket with medium extension bar and rachet. Size varies, you will see in the video what I mean
Can you install mixer taps in the shower or bath?
Installing mixer taps is a easy task if there is existing mixer there to start with. It’s not uncommon these days to have mixer taps being installed in the laundry trough, shower, bath, basin, heck even the kitchen sink. I’m not a fan of having mixer taps installed in the shower or bath where there installed behind the walls.
How do I drain the water from a mixer?
What I am going to show will be a mixer on a kitchen sink. Make sure the water is off. If you have a bath, open the hot and cold water taps to drain the lines out. Normally they are the lowest points in the house. Unless you are in a 2 story then open whichever are the lowest hot and cold taps. Open the mixer tap and drain any water out.