Bathroom tap can't get off

torrevieja

Hi folks any help on when u take the handle off and top of their is a Phillips screw on top and brass nut on bottom I have tried every Phillips screwdriver I can't turn the screw , the brass nut won't budge am doing something wrong

Yes the waters off and only 2 years on lot of lime

NSAman

Have you tried lube?

torrevieja

NSAman wrote: »

Have you tried lube?

No I didn't but it seems quite new and turns when u turn handle

torrevieja

Any particular lube

torrevieja

torrevieja wrote: »

Any particular lube

I just used wd40 still won't turn

wiz569

Put up a picture of the situation, might be something else stopping it unscrewing.

torrevieja

wiz569 wrote: »

Put up a picture of the situation, might be something else stopping it unscrewing.

Ok here

corkgsxr

Brass nut can be quite tight.

wiz569

Try spraying it liberally with WD40 and leave it a couple of hours, you might need to use two spanners/wrenches ,one on the nut and one on the spout to hold against. Failing that you might need to take out the whole tap and stick it in a vice.

pablo128

I had trouble changing one of those a couple of weeks back. I had to use a vise grip in the end. Next step after that would have been a deep socket, but the vise grip did the job.

torrevieja

do i have to open the phillips screw and is this a cartridge or just a rubber ring needed ?

pablo128

What exactly is the issue with the tap?

torrevieja

pablo128 wrote: »

What exactly is the issue with the tap?

It's dripping every so often

pablo128

torrevieja wrote: »

It's dripping every so often

It looks like a quarter turn tap. They don't have a replaceable washer like the normal type of tap so the insert has to be replaced. As the hot and cold turn different ways, it's probably best to replace the pair.

At this stage, the Philip screw is not preventing you removing the insert. It only holds the tap head on.

I had serious trouble with the cold tap for some reason. There are a few different sizes too. If it's viable, bring the old insert with you when buying the new ones. Woodies or b & q have them.

torrevieja

pablo128 wrote: »

It looks like a quarter turn tap. They don't have a replaceable washer like the normal type of tap so the insert has to be replaced. As the hot and cold turn different ways, it's probably best to replace the pair.

At this stage, the Philip screw is not preventing you removing the insert. It only holds the tap head on.

I had serious trouble with the cold tap for some reason. There are a few different sizes too. If it's viable, bring the old insert with you when buying the new ones. Woodies or b & q have them.

Yea and they keep moving around so hard to tighten underneath

I'll try again but the brass nut wouldn't budge and it's anticlockwise I turn

pablo128

I had to get a nephew actually to open the difficult one as I was only 2 weeks after an operation and it was hurting me, so I know how stuck they can be. Once it 'cracks' though, it just spins out easily.

Wearb

Have you tried running a few gallons of very hot water through the tap to heat everything up before trying to open it. A bit of heat often helps.

torrevieja

Wearb wrote: »

Have you tried running a few gallons of very hot water through the tap to heat everything up before trying to open it. A bit of heat often helps.

Yes i did That...

Up Donegal

There is what looks like a small hole in the spout side of the white plastic part. Might there be a small grub screw there for locking the screw you're asking about? If there is, you'll probably need a small scredriver or allen key to open it.

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corkgsxr

Up Donegal wrote: »

There is what looks like a small hole in the spout side of the white plastic part. Might there be a small grub screw there for locking the screw you're asking about? If there is, you'll probably need a small scredriver or allen key to open it.

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No it doesnt

torrevieja

Up Donegal wrote: »

There is what looks like a small hole in the spout side of the white plastic part. Might there be a small grub screw there for locking the screw you're asking about? If there is, you'll probably need a small scredriver or allen key to open it.

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no thats were the screw goes in that attaches to handle

listermint

Drench a small cloth in limescale remover spray the tap in it and then wrap the tap in the cloth.

Leave over night.

torrevieja

anyone know what size cartridge in it , hoping to get it off tomorrow, have to turn water off from mains, will water p??s out of it if i take out cartridge ??

fritzelly

torrevieja wrote: »

anyone know what size cartridge in it , hoping to get it off tomorrow, have to turn water off from mains, will water p??s out of it if i take out cartridge ??

As it's a bathroom tap it will likely be fed from the tank - so the tank will need emptying after the mains is turned off - unless you have a cut off seperately on the 2 water feeds to the sink
When unscrewing the brass bolt just go slowly so you can tighten a bit more if you suddenly get sprayed

torrevieja

fritzelly wrote: »

As it's a bathroom tap it will likely be fed from the tank - so the tank will need emptying after the mains is turned off - unless you have a cut off seperately on the 2 water feeds to the sink
When unscrewing the brass bolt just go slowly so you can tighten a bit more if you suddenly get sprayed

Just got it out gave it a wipe out the limescale remover on it

Since I put the old one back in it's not dripping
Should I still get it ?

fritzelly

If it's not dripping then no, unless its in bad condition