UKC

Morning all,

I've just moved into a new house (which is also pretty new - c2.5 years) and there are some loose taps on some of the bathroom basins.

The first thing i need to try is to tighten the back nuts of the taps/fixings but when I actually get behind and underneath the basin my conventional spanners/wrenches can grasp the nut but there just isnt any room to turn it to tighten on the thread.

Is there a special tool which plumber use which can do this kind of work? I cant of course use a standard socket set either as there are pipes coming out from the bottom.

Make sense?

In reply to TheDrunkenBakers:

Just use your climber's incredible finger strength, or a basin wrench.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/basin-wrench/13294

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/handtools/plumbing-tools/plumbing_wrenches/B-and...

http://www.wickes.co.uk/basin-wrench-15+22mm/invt/500535/

In reply to TheDrunkenBakers:

YES! A tap wrench. Its one of those tools you can't do without but once you have it you'll never use it again!
http://www.screwfix.com/p/std-basin-wrench/61719

In reply to TheDrunkenBakers:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/basin-wrench/13294

In reply to TheDrunkenBakers:
Ah, UKC does it again. Those basin wrenches with the bar at the bottom to get the purchase look just like what i need.

Thanks all.