BBC basin tap?
T i m
I've just been trying to help Mum with a stiff bathroom tap. It says 'BBC
Made in England' engraved in the body just under the skirt and has a
fluted chrome metal top that looks like it might press on somehow (there
was no screw under the little red plastic thing but there does look like
the end of a clip of some sort).
I've sprayed some lube up there and worked it up and down which has
loosened it enough for her to use for now but I'd like to strip and
service it properly if possible?
If you open the tap fully you can see a couple of notches where I assume
you could unscrew the mech from the base but even if I did so I'm not
sure it would give me access to the bit I need.
Any ideas please team?
Cheers, T i m
Stephen Mawson
"T i m" <ne...@spaced.me.uk> wrote in message
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Sorry to state the obvious, but I suppose there isn't a small grub screw in
the side of the knob? "BBC" is the Barking Brassware Company.
Stephen
harry
Most of them you prise out the chrome disk in the centre of the handle
and there is a screw underneath that secures the handle. The bonnet
of the tap can be removed in the usual way to change the washer. It's
usually an Oring these days on the spindle, but you might get lucky
and have conventional packing gland.
T i m
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>"T i m" <ne...@spaced.me.uk> wrote in message
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>> Hi All,
>>
>> I've just been trying to help Mum with a stiff bathroom tap. It says 'BBC
>> Made in England' engraved in the body just under the skirt and has a
>> fluted chrome metal top that looks like it might press on somehow (there
>> was no screw under the little red plastic thing but there does look like
>> the end of a clip of some sort).
>>
>> I've sprayed some lube up there and worked it up and down which has
>> loosened it enough for her to use for now but I'd like to strip and
>> service it properly if possible?
>>
>> If you open the tap fully you can see a couple of notches where I assume
>> you could unscrew the mech from the base but even if I did so I'm not
>> sure it would give me access to the bit I need.
>>
>> Any ideas please team?
>
>Sorry to state the obvious, but I suppose there isn't a small grub screw in
>the side of the knob?
Oooh, not so obvious as I didn't look /for/ such a thing but at the
same time, in spite of a reasonably good look didn't spot anything.
> "BBC" is the Barking Brassware Company.
Ah, thanks. Do you know of them, are they still making / supplying
taps etc do you know (Google didn't seem to find much on them for me).
Cheers, T i m
T i m
wrote:
>On 17 Sep, 16:23, T i m <n...@spaced.me.uk> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I've just been trying to help Mum with a stiff bathroom tap. It says 'BBC
>> Made in England' engraved in the body just under the skirt and has a
>> fluted chrome metal top that looks like it might press on somehow (there
>> was no screw under the little red plastic thing but there does look like
>> the end of a clip of some sort).
>>
>> I've sprayed some lube up there and worked it up and down which has
>> loosened it enough for her to use for now but I'd like to strip and
>> service it properly if possible?
>>
>> If you open the tap fully you can see a couple of notches where I assume
>> you could unscrew the mech from the base but even if I did so I'm not
>> sure it would give me access to the bit I need.
>>
>> Any ideas please team?
>>
>
>Most of them you prise out the chrome disk in the centre of the handle
>and there is a screw underneath that secures the handle.
Yup and I showed mum such on a downstairs tap. ;-)
> The bonnet
>of the tap can be removed in the usual way to change the washer.
That was what I was hoping.
> It's
>usually an Oring these days on the spindle, but you might get lucky
>and have conventional packing gland.
Well I'd be happy to strip it down to get some lube in there (and / or
a new O ring etc).
Cheers, T i m
Stephen Mawson
>>Sorry to state the obvious, but I suppose there isn't a small grub screw
>>in
>>the side of the knob?
>
> Oooh, not so obvious as I didn't look /for/ such a thing but at the
> same time, in spite of a reasonably good look didn't spot anything.
>
>> "BBC" is the Barking Brassware Company.
>
> Ah, thanks. Do you know of them, are they still making / supplying
> taps etc do you know (Google didn't seem to find much on them for me).
>
> Cheers, T i m
Tim,
I read somewhere that they had been taken over by Grohe.
Stephen
T i m
<stephenj...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
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>
>>>Sorry to state the obvious, but I suppose there isn't a small grub screw
>>>in
>>>the side of the knob?
>>
>> Oooh, not so obvious as I didn't look /for/ such a thing but at the
>> same time, in spite of a reasonably good look didn't spot anything.
>>
>>> "BBC" is the Barking Brassware Company.
>>
>> Ah, thanks. Do you know of them, are they still making / supplying
>> taps etc do you know (Google didn't seem to find much on them for me).
>>
>
>I read somewhere that they had been taken over by Grohe.
>
Yeah, I did actually Google to them when I was looking for a link
round Mums earlier but they didn't seem to stock the taps Mums got.
I'll get her to see if there is some form of grub screw and go from
there.
Thanks again.
T i m
John
As an observation = why do people often let taps get into this state before
doing some servicing. I took care of mine before the house was a year old.
25 years later all as smooth to operate and easy to dismantle. (thanks to a
bit of grease and Copperslip)
T i m
wrote:
>> Well I'd be happy to strip it down to get some lube in there (and / or
>> a new O ring etc).
>>
>
>As an observation = why do people often let taps get into this state before
>doing some servicing.
Good point. I guess it's the same as with most things, they either
don't know these things are 'maintainable', don't notice something is
wrong (till it's too late) or don't care as when whatever it is
finally gives up they simply buy another one. Or not got_round_tuit
(in time). Builders houses, mechanics cars etc etc.
In this case of Mum and Dad it's partly because they were considering
a new bathroom but Dad was taken ill (and is 80+ now) and couldn't
deal with all the upheaval. Mum only mentioned it to me a couple of
days ago and I've done my best to try to sort it for her asap. With
some lube in there she can at least open and close the tap better now
but I'd still like to investigate further and sort both taps out
properly (the cold is as loose as the hot was seized .. I've now
discovered).
> I took care of mine before the house was a year old.
>25 years later all as smooth to operate and easy to dismantle. (thanks to a
>bit of grease and Copperslip)
Yup, and similar here as I fitted most of it in myself so have the
added advantage of knowing how it all should work / feel.
Cheers, T i m
The Medway Handyman
>
> As an observation = why do people often let taps get into this state
> before doing some servicing. I took care of mine before the house was
> a year old. 25 years later all as smooth to operate and easy to
> dismantle. (thanks to a bit of grease and Copperslip)
Shush! Don't go spreading ideas like that!
--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
John
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I am a big believer in preventative maintenance. Having seen the way builder
leave stuff around getting grit into them it is a wonder anything works on a
new house. Garage doors were left lying around and the mechanisms were well
coated with sand.
The Medway Handyman
I know, I know! Keep it quiet :-)
Tabby
Last time I did a stiff tap it was due to limescale. Strip that off
and it ran like new.
NT
T i m
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>Last time I did a stiff tap it was due to limescale. Strip that off
>and it ran like new.
>
Yup, once I can get into it that's what I hope to do. Ironically the
cold tap with the loose spindle doesn't leak /around/ the spindle.
Strip, clean, check, lube, rebuild, re-lube, re-assemble, enjoy. ;-)
Cheers, T i m