Plumbing

tap repair which are loose - one tap go round and need pressure in order to turn off / on the water

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.07 PM

Hi there, I was wondering if I could pick up your brain and knowledge. One of the tap from the shower is quite loose and need to apply pressure in order to open it and close it. I took both out in order to compare and the faulty one is on the left. http://www.mybuilder.com/job/view/1086693 from the picture posted on that job, we can see that the white bit has got loose and is away from the top of the tap in comparison of the one from the right where the white bit is fixed to the main tap. Previously, I try to put some PTFE Jointing Tape from homebase - worked for a bit and now out again. Can I get some spare elements to replace the faulty one? If so what do you think and what name are they called? Additional questions,Is that something easy that I could do myself? or should I get someone to do it for me? Cheers,