Tighten kitchen tap

budgemook

Hi,

I have a monobloc kitchen mixer tap and I am struggling with tightening it. It does not seem to be the type that is tightened with a box spanner - it has a horseshoe shaped nut that screws on to the bottom of the tap and two screws that go into it for final tightening.

I've attached a picture.

The problem I have is that I cannot tighten the nut by hand - it seems to be stuck on the threads. Is there a specific tool I can use for this or would it be that the nut has gone off the threads? If the latter, any easy way to get it back on the threads?

Thanks

my3cents

I don't know that fitting but from the picture try this.

LOOSEN the two screws and then see if you can turn the horseshoe piece and tighten it on the tap base. You might even be able to use the screws as a lever if you get a screwdriver in between the base and the screw.

Edit> If that works then tighten the screws to lock the horseshoe in place.

dodzy

Exactly as suggested above. Just to add, after loosening th3 locking screws, a second person turning the tap clockwise a few degrees and the yourself underneath holding and then opposite rotating the plate underneath, should get it tight, then lock the screws.

budgemook

Thanks.

Problem is I knocked the nut off the threads by tightening the screws too much. When I get that sorted I'll make sure a second person is tightening from the tap side and I shouldn't have to go to tight with the screws then