Fix a Dripping Tap / Replace a Tap Washer (real example!)

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  • čas přidán 28. 04. 2019
  • How to fix a dripping tap by replacing the tap washer.
    This is a real example of a dripping tap with a disintegrated rubber washer. It's a cold water basin tap, probably from the late 70s or 80s.
    Please note that I am not a plumber. This video is just to demonstrate how I fixed this particular tap, but yours may be different. Always consult an expert if you don't know what you're doing!
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Komentáře • 51

  • @FerozSalam
    @FerozSalam Před 5 lety +9

    omg this is like alan partridge meets bob the builder

  • @user-us9go6ul2d
    @user-us9go6ul2d Před rokem +3

    Our outdoor tap is beyond dripping. You've given me confidence to give it a go! Thank you for demonstrating step by step and for the easy to understand explanations.

  • @MiaMantri
    @MiaMantri Před rokem +3

    My hot tap has not been turning off for days. I heard about tap reviver kits. I've never changed a washer before but successfully did so yesterday with a tap reviver kit. I have OCD and get very anxious about this sort of thing. It was a bit of a struggle as I didn't know how to get the handwheel off and wasn't sure if I was doing it right when the gland wasn't undoing but then it came undone. The tap reviver kit was so easy to install, no doubt easier than changing individual parts. I thought I'd say this in case it's helpful to anyone reading this though I appreciate this video will be helpful to some too.

  • @angr3819
    @angr3819 Před rokem +3

    Thank you. A plumber wants to charge me over £90 to do this. He tried to pretend it's a screw of some sort that costs around £20.00. Some tradesmen hear an old lady voice and think we are stupid.
    I may not have the strength but my son will have.
    Good music. Strauss. Blue Danube. Lovely waltz.

    • @Rayblondie
      @Rayblondie Před 3 měsíci +1

      Plumbers want the hourly rate before plus a cost for the work they do. I've never ever called one. You can find enough help on the internet and CZcams so long as you are in the same country as the presenter. Other nations seem to have different kind of taps.

  • @bachgammon1
    @bachgammon1 Před 3 lety +2

    Great video. I hope the Jibble family are very proud.

  • @nomad802
    @nomad802 Před 2 lety +3

    You made it look easy. You where thorough, quick, efficient. Thank you so much!

  • @angr3819
    @angr3819 Před rokem +2

    Thank you.
    Mine are exactly the same but bought from B&Q only about 5 years ago. The chrome is already coming off at the spouts. They don't chrome properly anymore. I am sure that real chroming from the 80's would have lasted longer.
    Same with many things now. Even if expensive it's often still rubbishly made.

  • @AdrianMidgey1
    @AdrianMidgey1 Před 3 lety +2

    Nicely executed video sir! answered all my queries prior to attempting the job at my gf's!

  • @jsincoherency
    @jsincoherency Před 5 lety +5

    Nice work, nice editing, and informative vid, A++ would watch again.

  • @janskeet1382
    @janskeet1382 Před rokem +4

    The sheep that give us wire wool have no natural enemies

  • @danchauhan6704
    @danchauhan6704 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank You go crazy v your visual assistance.. 👍 Liked the Backgound music too 😁

  • @babbarhussain29
    @babbarhussain29 Před 3 lety +2

    Clear straight to the point, chears mate for the vid

  • @SunshineMix101
    @SunshineMix101 Před 2 lety +1

    😎😎😎'Great vid'. Clear, simple and extremely helpful. Thanks for sharing! 😎😎😎

  • @dianeembleton8429
    @dianeembleton8429 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you, life saver, mission accomplished by two shielas

  • @shivanigupta1956
    @shivanigupta1956 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for making this video.

  • @trampledtodef8458
    @trampledtodef8458 Před 2 lety +1

    This could make me a hero for a day

  • @thewhitestuffkitty5656
    @thewhitestuffkitty5656 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you Mr Jibble. 👍

  • @vsgP7117
    @vsgP7117 Před 3 lety

    This I can follow. I must get a Back Knut Spanner. It just needed new washer and cleaning. Thanks.

  • @Rayblondie
    @Rayblondie Před 3 měsíci +1

    My tap is different from this. I changed the washer but it still drips. I didn't have to undo a big nut. I just unscrew the top of the tap and the innards come out like a column.

  • @gillianwalker6971
    @gillianwalker6971 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for this. Going to give this a go

  • @yogendra1950
    @yogendra1950 Před 2 lety +1

    Good useful clip. Thanks 😊.

  • @leonjoseph84
    @leonjoseph84 Před 2 lety +3

    Nice video thanks, maybe half fill sink before you turn off water so you can clean easier. 👍

  • @johnengland7109
    @johnengland7109 Před rokem

    Thank you for showing me how to changing a rubber on a leak tap i dont have any convenience in me doing that so im hoping to get a plumber in to really watch me fixing mine do if anything went wrong he can fix it there and then but thank you for showing me.

  • @neelkanthkolambkar8805

    Thank you Mr.Jibel

  • @DavidTyrrell-te3cp
    @DavidTyrrell-te3cp Před měsícem

    Cheers for video work treat on old tap thanks job done

  • @johnnyfrisco5354
    @johnnyfrisco5354 Před 2 lety

    Dear Mr Jibble
    I have not one quibble
    Your plumbing.....
    Was simply mind numbing
    Thanks, excellent video... Going to attempt similar

  • @ABDToolsUK
    @ABDToolsUK Před 3 lety +2

    Good video, but if you find the headnut is stuck fast, look out for the easy tapslitter, makes it so much easier.

  • @BluegillGreg
    @BluegillGreg Před 2 lety

    Thank you sir!

  • @davidhughes8030
    @davidhughes8030 Před 3 lety +1

    If it's the hot water tap down stairs and the boiler is upstairs what happens to the water in the pipe between the boiler and the dismantled tap. Does it all run off , if so what happens to the boiler.

  • @MarcDufresneosorusrex

    I am looking to unscrew a faucet with a little plastic part but no where to use a spanner to twist off the stem, any ideas on how to remove it (so i can silicon the stem or change the washer)? Brand name is Wessan and I don't want to risk breaking the cartridge, thank you vm

  • @norabatty1767
    @norabatty1767 Před 9 měsíci

    lovely jubbly

  • @jamsward1966
    @jamsward1966 Před rokem

    Will this method work on all old taps?

  • @jamiehiller9441
    @jamiehiller9441 Před rokem

    Hi can you help ..
    My cold tap drips .. I just checked the washer and looks like brand new..
    I turned back on the cold water mains and drip drip drip ..
    Any idea ?

  • @w.angel17
    @w.angel17 Před 3 lety

    thanks

  • @lubegasimon5145
    @lubegasimon5145 Před 2 lety

    Definitely man easy mate

  • @ArtyFactual_Intelligence
    @ArtyFactual_Intelligence Před 6 měsíci

    Looks like you need a lot of tools to maintain a household for any length of time.

  • @UKtilly
    @UKtilly Před 2 lety +1

    Great video.
    Can I get the number of the person that did the grouting? I need my bath sealing done. 👍

  • @geoffphillips5780
    @geoffphillips5780 Před 2 lety

    I had a badly dripping bath tap. I could never get the top screw undone, so I applied some WD40 and left it 24 Hours. I didn't need to do any more - that was enough - the tap turns off perfectly, and no dripping.

  • @MrSmid888
    @MrSmid888 Před rokem

    If the “next” guy in would be myself in the future if grease the threads. That’s why you can’t undo some things, the original fitter didn’t grease a thing 😁

  • @thecure4470
    @thecure4470 Před 3 lety

    Like it but get a decorator in 😳

  • @shahedahmed9737
    @shahedahmed9737 Před 4 lety

    I'm sure You've opened that stopcock? Clockwise to open? Right

    • @blf7918
      @blf7918 Před rokem

      No watch it again. he reopened it anticlockwise n initially turned it off clockwise

  • @lifeisgood3386
    @lifeisgood3386 Před 8 měsíci

    Why cant you wash hands using other tap!!!

  • @clonie9963
    @clonie9963 Před rokem

    Jeezo a bit of vim is required

  • @martinmcandrew2849
    @martinmcandrew2849 Před rokem

    Run under hot tap DOPE

  • @williammclevey5614
    @williammclevey5614 Před 11 měsíci

    Don’t need to faucet 😂

  • @stephenmontague4089
    @stephenmontague4089 Před rokem

    You only did half the job. You did not 're-seat the washer'. If in doubt consult a qualified plumber.

  • @hugs4life
    @hugs4life Před 7 měsíci

    adjustable wrenches need to be banned all together....

  • @outspoken3297
    @outspoken3297 Před 11 měsíci

    Unnecessarily long