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Maintain A Good Swivel Action On Kitchen and Bathroom Taps

Maintain A Good Swivel Action On Kitchen and Bathroom Taps

by Mark on 03. May, 2010 in DIY, Home maintenance, How to, Kitchen DIY

Most kitchen taps and some bathroom taps feature convenient swivel spouts. These taps usually have rubber orings and a nylon bush in the spout for water seal and swivel action. To maintain good spout swivel action try the following: – Turn off the water supply to the tap – remove the spout (normally held in [...]

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How To Install A Pull Out Kitchen Tap

by Mark on 20. Jan, 2010 in DIY, Home improvement, Home maintenance, How to, Kitchen DIY

Here are our instructions on how to install our pull out kitchen mixer tap item reference 56055. These instructions are also adequate for many other kitchen and basin pull out mixer taps. This item has a 1.5 meter weighted pull out hose that provides 40cm to 50cm of pull out reach. Click here to Download [...]

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What is single or dual flow tap?

What is single or dual flow tap?

by Mark on 31. Aug, 2009 in Bathroom DIY, DIY, Kitchen DIY, What is

Dual flow taps used to make up the majority of monobloc tap sales but the current trend is towards single flow style taps. It is recommended that non return valves are fitted to single flow taps. All the mixers sold by Grand Taps are the single flow style. – In single flow taps the hot [...]

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How To Install A Kitchen Mixer Tap

How To Install A Kitchen Mixer Tap

by Mark on 20. Apr, 2009 in DIY, Home improvement, Home maintenance

The mixers are relatively simple to install although we do recommend you get a qualified person to do the installation. 2 flexi pipes connect your hot and cold water into the bottom of the unit. Prefferably hand tighten the pipes, do not use tools that will damage the connection.

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