Chrome taps have been around for nearly 100 years and are very popular in today’s modern world for a number of reasons. The popularity of chrome has spread to other uses, such as appliance handles like those found in refrigerators, lighting fixtures, expensive toys etc. One of the hardest metals in the world, chrome is [...]
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Heated towel rails make a big difference to both your bathroom and electric bill
Forgetting about your worries while soaking in a bathtub is something many people love to do, especially on a cold winter’s day. It’s the getting out part that can be tough though. Making the adjustment from hot bath to cold air can be very uncomfortable. Something else many people love to do is to feel [...]
Redesigning your bathroom – a basic overview
Before giving your bathroom a complete makeover, consider if perhaps it simply needs a few new touches, such as a fresh coat of paint or new taps. Maybe your bathroom furniture needs to be replaced. If this is the case, ensure that you buy items of the same size and shape so they will fit [...]
How To Remove Ceramic Cartridges In Pillar Taps
1- unscrew the ‘H/C’ disc on top of the tap. This will expose a screw (some discs might pop off) 2- remove the screw 3- lift off the tap lever head. This exposes the brass nut on top of the ceramic cartridge 4- remove the nut which is part of the cartridge and so the [...]
How To Clean Ceramic Disc Cartridges In Taps
What and how: Ceramic disc cartridges are made with two ceramic discs each with two holes (for mixers) or 1 hole (for pillar or 2 handle taps) in it. One disc moves with the tap handle and the other disc remains in position. When these holes are aligned, the water is allowed to flow. In [...]
Why DIY
Why do you do it yourself when you can get someone else to do it for you? The way I see it DIY only allows you to be independent of expensive tradesmen. Sure some bigger jobs might be beyond DIY but most smaller projects in and around the home can prove rewarding if you DIY. [...]
What is single or dual flow tap?
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 [...]
A Relaxing Bathroom Atmosphere
Most of the furniture in your bathroom is fixed so you must design your bathroom with this in mind, there will be little you can do to the design after you have completed the room. If you are redesigning your entire house, leave the bathroom till last as to have enough time to consider all [...]
How To Connect A Lever Pop Up Waste
The lever operated pop up waste is a series of levers connected through a hole in back of the basin mixer tap, down through the basin tap hole to the basin waste plug. You pull the lever up to close the plug and you push the lever down to open the plug. This lever system [...]
How To Install A Bathroom Basin Mixer Tap
Turn the Water Off First! 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. The [...]
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