I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green- avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html? imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Hello
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green-avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html?imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Any ideas.
Shining a light into the hole is no use, I struggle to see
small things now.
Andrew
On 30/01/2025 16:30, Andrew wrote:
Hello
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green-avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html?imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Any ideas.
Shining a light into the hole is no use, I struggle to see
small things now.
Andrew
On those types of taps the top is a cover (the bit with the H and C) can
be prized off with a craft knife blade to reveal the screw that holds
the tap head to the spindle.
Otherwise try a smart mobile phone to take a photo down the hole and
then expand (zoom in) the resulting photo. You may need to take the
photo from a foot away and have the flash on (or turn on the phone light).
On 30/01/2025 17:01, alan_m wrote:
On 30/01/2025 16:30, Andrew wrote:Err, no. The bath taps are like that but the sink taps have a small
Hello
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green-avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html?imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Any ideas.
Shining a light into the hole is no use, I struggle to see
small things now.
Andrew
On those types of taps the top is a cover (the bit with the H and C) can
be prized off with a craft knife blade to reveal the screw that holds
the tap head to the spindle.
hole in the side of the handle and there is some sort of screw that
engages with the side of the spline (I guess).
Otherwise try a smart mobile phone to take a photo down the hole and
then expand (zoom in) the resulting photo. You may need to take the
photo from a foot away and have the flash on (or turn on the phone light). >>
The hole is about 1/8th of an inch. Almost impossible to see what
is deep inside. I suspect it is full of 49 years of soap and gunge
On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:15:29 +0000, Andrew <Andrew97d@btinternet.com>
wrote:
On 30/01/2025 17:01, alan_m wrote:
On 30/01/2025 16:30, Andrew wrote:Err, no. The bath taps are like that but the sink taps have a small
Hello
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green-avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html?imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Any ideas.
Shining a light into the hole is no use, I struggle to see
small things now.
Andrew
On those types of taps the top is a cover (the bit with the H and C) can >>> be prized off with a craft knife blade to reveal the screw that holds
the tap head to the spindle.
hole in the side of the handle and there is some sort of screw that
engages with the side of the spline (I guess).
Otherwise try a smart mobile phone to take a photo down the hole and
then expand (zoom in) the resulting photo. You may need to take the
photo from a foot away and have the flash on (or turn on the phone light). >>>
The hole is about 1/8th of an inch. Almost impossible to see what
is deep inside. I suspect it is full of 49 years of soap and gunge
I was going to look at my sink taps which look the same as your
picture, metal with plastic tops, but now you say the taps are not
like the picture. How about giving the correct picture, either from
online or taken by yourself showing enough to identify the model?
On 30/01/2025 18:25, Dave W wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:15:29 +0000, Andrew <Andrew97d@btinternet.com>
wrote:
On 30/01/2025 17:01, alan_m wrote:
On 30/01/2025 16:30, Andrew wrote:Err, no. The bath taps are like that but the sink taps have a small
Hello
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green-avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html?imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Any ideas.
Shining a light into the hole is no use, I struggle to see
small things now.
Andrew
On those types of taps the top is a cover (the bit with the H and C) can >>>> be prized off with a craft knife blade to reveal the screw that holds
the tap head to the spindle.
hole in the side of the handle and there is some sort of screw that
engages with the side of the spline (I guess).
Otherwise try a smart mobile phone to take a photo down the hole and
then expand (zoom in) the resulting photo. You may need to take the
photo from a foot away and have the flash on (or turn on the phone light). >>>>
The hole is about 1/8th of an inch. Almost impossible to see what
is deep inside. I suspect it is full of 49 years of soap and gunge
I was going to look at my sink taps which look the same as your
picture, metal with plastic tops, but now you say the taps are not
like the picture. How about giving the correct picture, either from
online or taken by yourself showing enough to identify the model?
I don't have an account where I could post a picture though.
On 30/01/2025 17:01, alan_m wrote:
On 30/01/2025 16:30, Andrew wrote:Err, no. The bath taps are like that but the sink taps have a small
Hello
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green-avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html?imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Any ideas.
Shining a light into the hole is no use, I struggle to see
small things now.
Andrew
On those types of taps the top is a cover (the bit with the H and C) can
be prized off with a craft knife blade to reveal the screw that holds
the tap head to the spindle.
hole in the side of the handle and there is some sort of screw that
engages with the side of the spline (I guess).
Otherwise try a smart mobile phone to take a photo down the hole and
then expand (zoom in) the resulting photo. You may need to take the
photo from a foot away and have the flash on (or turn on the phone light). >>
The hole is about 1/8th of an inch. Almost impossible to see what
is deep inside. I suspect it is full of 49 years of soap and gunge
Andrew wrote:
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green- avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html? imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
I was going to say, I'd expect see see a grub-scren on the head, but if
you already know that, then use a spray to clean the grot out of the
hole, get a torch and look closer for the screw head is all I can think
Hello
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green-avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html?imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole aboutEven if you can find something to fit the whateveritis, IME the
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Any ideas.
Shining a light into the hole is no use, I struggle to see
small things now.
Andrew
On 30/01/2025 18:25, Dave W wrote:
On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:15:29 +0000, Andrew <Andrew97d@btinternet.com>
wrote:
On 30/01/2025 17:01, alan_m wrote:
On 30/01/2025 16:30, Andrew wrote:Err, no. The bath taps are like that but the sink taps have a small
Hello
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-
green-avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html?
imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Any ideas.
Shining a light into the hole is no use, I struggle to see
small things now.
Andrew
On those types of taps the top is a cover (the bit with the H and C)
can
be prized off with a craft knife blade to reveal the screw that holds
the tap head to the spindle.
hole in the side of the handle and there is some sort of screw that
engages with the side of the spline (I guess).
Otherwise try a smart mobile phone to take a photo down the hole and
then expand (zoom in) the resulting photo. You may need to take the
photo from a foot away and have the flash on (or turn on the phone
light).
The hole is about 1/8th of an inch. Almost impossible to see what
is deep inside. I suspect it is full of 49 years of soap and gunge
I was going to look at my sink taps which look the same as your
picture, metal with plastic tops, but now you say the taps are not
like the picture. How about giving the correct picture, either from
online or taken by yourself showing enough to identify the model?
I don't have an account where I could post a picture though.
Hello
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green-avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html?imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Any ideas.
Shining a light into the hole is no use, I struggle to see
small things now.
Andrew
Hello
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green-avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html?imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
Any ideas.
Shining a light into the hole is no use, I struggle to see
small things now.
On 30/01/2025 16:39, Andy Burns wrote:
Andrew wrote:
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green- avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html? imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
I was going to say, I'd expect see see a grub-scren on the head, but
if you already know that, then use a spray to clean the grot out of
the hole, get a torch and look closer for the screw head is all I can
think
All my taps have removable caps and a countersunk head plain slot
underneath
On 30/01/2025 22:38, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 30/01/2025 16:39, Andy Burns wrote:The bath taps are like that, the basin taps are annoyingly
Andrew wrote:
I have bathroom sink taps that look very much like these -
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-top-view-of-classic-1970s-1980s-green- avocado-bathroom-suite-whb-from-76769678.html? imageid=AA23C190-942E-46CD-B47E-7139D8276B92&p
I.e. The heads are metal, not plastic and there is a hole about
an eighth inch diameter and deep inside is an allen grub screw,
or a phillips grub screw or possibly a bog standard machine
screw. I have poked a variety of allen keys, phillips/posidrive
screwdrivers into the hole to no avail. Nothing seems to
'engage'.
I was going to say, I'd expect see see a grub-scren on the head, but
if you already know that, then use a spray to clean the grot out of
the hole, get a torch and look closer for the screw head is all I can
think
All my taps have removable caps and a countersunk head plain slot
underneath
different.
My ex-car mechanic neighbour says he has a whole set of
allen keys of various sizes so I'll try them after the
WD40 has had a good soak.
I've got taps like that (in your photo) on my ancient 2nd hand sink ... _like_
that, not precisely the same. Mine just lift off (cf the post re levering it).
How much levering space have you got: knife-thin, or not-so-thin: tht has a bearing on what tool you use, and how much force, to _investigate_ the possibility of levering it up (as opposed to making the b_____d move with a big tool).
But your 1/8" hole might indeed hide a screw, and in my experience with old taps that old, the screw is a simply slothead. Obviously you need to scrape around with a pointy thing: have you a set of darts?
Good luck - what fun!
John
Drop me an email, and I will create an account for you on the DIY wiki -
you can upload images there.
(or failing that, order a set of taps from screwfix or similar!)
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