What should I do if I replace my tap on my washer?
Replace the old washer with your new one and put the tap back together. Now that you have the washer replaced correctly, you can go ahead and re-assemble the tap. Replace the retaining screw if you have one and replace the valve head. Pay special attention to getting the valve head on to the thread correctly.
Who can legally change a tap washer in WA?
Also in WA i thought the tenant was responsible to for changing washers. Click to expand… Nope. Its maintenance, so the landlord’s duty. D.T. likes this. Sometimes I even walk across the road without waiting for the little man to turn green… Click to expand… Phase2 likes this. datto likes this. I changed six in my IP last week. Here’s a tip.
Where can I buy a steel tap washer?
For under twenty bucks you can buy a pack of tap washers from Bunnings with all the gear you need such as lube, “O” rings plus that white tape that goes on the thread and a heap of those red washers that sit next to the spindle thread. I find the steel tap washers the best and not the plastic ones. Taps worked like new once I finished the job.
Is it legal to replace jumper valve in washer in Queensland?
A public information campaign by the Queensland government and the State’s Plumbing Industry Council, called “Who’s doing your plumbing?â€, spells out the fairly limited tasks a householder can legally do around the home: replacing a jumper valve or washer in a tap.
Replace the old washer with your new one and put the tap back together. Now that you have the washer replaced correctly, you can go ahead and re-assemble the tap. Replace the retaining screw if you have one and replace the valve head. Pay special attention to getting the valve head on to the thread correctly.
Also in WA i thought the tenant was responsible to for changing washers. Click to expand… Nope. Its maintenance, so the landlord’s duty. D.T. likes this. Sometimes I even walk across the road without waiting for the little man to turn green… Click to expand… Phase2 likes this. datto likes this. I changed six in my IP last week. Here’s a tip.
For under twenty bucks you can buy a pack of tap washers from Bunnings with all the gear you need such as lube, “O” rings plus that white tape that goes on the thread and a heap of those red washers that sit next to the spindle thread. I find the steel tap washers the best and not the plastic ones. Taps worked like new once I finished the job.
A public information campaign by the Queensland government and the State’s Plumbing Industry Council, called “Who’s doing your plumbing?â€, spells out the fairly limited tasks a householder can legally do around the home: replacing a jumper valve or washer in a tap.
