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I appears I can't change a tap washer, so I'm not touching the radiators. :ROFLMAO:

I think I've f**ked it completely now! See response above to @Cheshire Cat. I did that then undid the barrel again after it made no difference to find the washer had come off again. I may have been over zealous stopping the water. On the plus side I've managed to get hot water to wash up the...

I can tell you the answer to this.. . you manage to make it leak from the middle bit & it gets really wobbly. 😂

Sorry, I've just completely taken over your thread!! :( But my embarrassment at messing up a tap washer is less under the radar than if I'd started my own thread! I couldn't go through with posting it on Tue! 🤦‍♀️

:lolol: :lolol: I don't want my landlord to kill me for fitting tap washers!! I've done it before on the same taps & I just don't understand how it's gone so wrong this time. I should've just left the dripping taps! 😀

Kitchen, I did it while a plumber was upstairs changing the bathroom taps and all the water was turned off from the outside (it leaks if you do it on the inside stop cock). And yes I was stupid enough not to turn off the kitchen taps before going upstairs to check there wasn't leaks for him when...

By Monobloc, I'm assuming you mean a mixer tap? I'm also assuming that you mean stop the flow of water with my hand? Just to be clear I know nothing about plumbing & all Jnr has leant on his course so far is how to bend and solder pipes. Which is not in anyway helpful to me! :smile:

I did, unfortunately I'd forgotten to put the tap barrel back in (Tragically, I'm not even joking)! :lolol: It's driving me mad, it works for a bit then stops! The cold side is fine with no problems, so I'm only a half dimwit. (y)

Air lock?? Don't listen to me though, I'm still wondering why my hot tap won't work after changing a washer but I'm too embarrassed to ask here! :lolol: