Tap and tails

Phil.x · 2020-09-05 07:55:43

Morning, I bought a new sonas mixer tap with flexible tails, its really impossible to get a spanner, grips, longnose to tighten the tap end. Would I be right in thinking that these are just ment to be hand tight or is there a specific tool for them.

05-09-2020 08:55AM

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Morning, I bought a new sonas mixer tap with flexible tails, its really impossible to get a spanner, grips, longnose to tighten the tap end.
Would I be right in thinking that these are just ment to be hand tight or is there a specific tool for them.

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#2 05-09-2020 10:40AM

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Phil.x wrote: »

Morning, I bought a new sonas mixer tap with flexible tails, its really impossible to get a spanner, grips, longnose to tighten the tap end.
Would I be right in thinking that these are just ment to be hand tight or is there a specific tool for them.

Yes the flexis are meant to be hand tight,hand tight and then a nip is enough for them.

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#3 05-09-2020 10:42AM

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Would it be easier to tighten them into the tap before putting the tap in situ.

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#4 05-09-2020 10:29PM

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Just to update, I screwed them in hand tight and maybe got a nip using a long nose pliers as they are far down the tap body, the main thing is that they are not leaking....so far! Fingers crossed.

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