John P
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| posted on 11/2/13 at 09:34 AM |
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Problem with Monobloc Kitchen tap - Any suggestions?
My daughter has a small circular inset kitchen sink and the monobloc tap is mounted on the worktop rather than the sink.
This is loose and tends to rotate when the tap is used.
The problem seems to be that when it was fitted the hole drilled through the worktop was really too big so the tap only seats on a very narrow land
around the edge.
Tightening the fixing nut doesn’t help because it begins to pull the tap down into the worktop.
What’s needed is some form of plinth for the tap to sit on and although it looks as though some taps have these they don’t appear to be available
separately.
Any suggestions?
John.
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tegwin
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| posted on 11/2/13 at 09:46 AM |
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Turn up a suitable plinth spacer out of ally or stainless on a lathe?
I have had similar issues, some taps need large holes for the pipes but then like yours seem to fall into the hole... Doh!
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tegwin
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| posted on 11/2/13 at 09:47 AM |
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Turn up a suitable plinth spacer out of ally or stainless on a lathe?
I have had similar issues, some taps need large holes for the pipes but then like yours seem to fall into the hole... Doh!
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Slimy38
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| posted on 11/2/13 at 10:21 AM |
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I have a similar thing, I thought it would be a good idea to only drill three small holes, one each for the pipes and one for the mounting bolt, but
unfortunately that still didn't work!! The three holes collapsed into one big one and I was back to square one.
I'd go for Tegwin's idea, a couple of what would end up being really big washers to clamp the work surface and provide a good surface for
the tap. You could get them chromed to match the tap if you were really enthusiastic?
If you don't have access to tooling, Ebay might be able to help. Maybe something like this;
2 ALUMINIUM ROUND DISCS 50.8MM DIAMETER X 3MM THICK | eBay
Just need to be drilled to suit the tap.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 11/2/13 at 10:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Turn up a suitable plinth spacer out of ally or stainless on a lathe?
+1
you could make it with a 'top hat' profile
or square corners to 'bite' into the worktop/tap
or with tapped holes for extra bolts
if you post up a sketch/photo's and we could make some better suggestions and/or drawings 
I'm sure one of us here could make it for you too if required
[Edited on 11/2/2013 by mcerd1]
[Edited on 11/2/2013 by mcerd1]
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nick205
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| posted on 11/2/13 at 11:36 AM |
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What material is the worktop?
If it's real wood, you could also make the "plinth" from matching wood.
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mark.s
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| posted on 11/2/13 at 02:52 PM |
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as said above, something like this if you dont have the tools
6mm Stainless Steel 71mm Diameter Disc | eBay
drill 3 holes in it and fit, id also apply some mastic to stop the water from getting in between the disc and work surface
good luck
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Bare
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| posted on 11/2/13 at 05:27 PM |
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Dunno where you reside.. But yours is a Very common issue. Enough so that most all Faucet mfg's Supply a mounting ring to deal with that exact
issue. Typically these are included in the purchase packaging. If not the maker should supply on demand.
What happened to yours?
Numpty at the shop keep it for future resale.. like when you realize you need it ?
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