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Title: Lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: matty72 on June 27, 2012, 09:49:43 pm
anyone got a solution, bought three new taps for microbore hose, the little screw that holds the tap in gone again three new taps in two weeks, there crap,anyone no where you buy these tiny screws to replace, tried b and q.
Title: Re: lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: Carl@Cwc on June 27, 2012, 09:59:13 pm
i found the screws inside a plug fit these   ;D ;D
Title: Re: lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: Flash.. on June 27, 2012, 10:01:26 pm
I put superglue on the heads of the screw
Title: Re: lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: matty72 on June 27, 2012, 10:02:29 pm
two great suggestions cheers guys will try
Title: Re: lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: dazmond on June 27, 2012, 11:42:49 pm
buy an aqua daptor you cheapskate!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: Window Washers on June 27, 2012, 11:43:57 pm
buy an aqua daptor you cheapskate!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
and add weight to the end of pole and have your pocket emptied, not great advice  :P
Title: Re: lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: richard jagger on June 28, 2012, 03:25:10 pm
buy an aqua daptor you cheapskate!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

some advice from the rich and wealthy.
Title: Re: lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: Spruce on June 28, 2012, 03:41:29 pm
buy an aqua daptor you cheapskate!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

some advice from the rich and wealthy.

Not really, we found we spent more on replacement taps over the previous 2 years than we paid for the Aquadapters. And since we have had the first 2 Aquadapters (2 years) in question we have replaced 1 spring each at 99p and 1 wheel at 95p.
Title: Re: lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: Spruce on June 28, 2012, 04:12:11 pm
I put superglue on the heads of the screw

Once the tap head starts to move on the shaft the screw unscrews no matter what we did. We used super glue, locktite and Araldite.
Title: Re: Lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: Steve Sed on June 28, 2012, 04:53:48 pm
Even with an aquadapter you would still need a tap when the pole is disconnected?
Title: Re: Lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: Spruce on June 28, 2012, 06:17:36 pm
Even with an aquadapter you would still need a tap when the pole is disconnected?

We use a female end stop on our minbore hose and the male tail on the pole hose.
Title: Re: Lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: Steve Sed on June 28, 2012, 07:00:18 pm
Ah... Ok.
Title: Re: Lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: colin purewater on June 28, 2012, 07:10:57 pm
Even with an aquadapter you would still need a tap when the pole is disconnected?

We use a female end stop on our minbore hose and the male tail on the pole hose.

I can't understand why any one would do it the other way round  ???
Title: Re: Lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: Steve Sed on June 28, 2012, 07:13:28 pm
That's how it arrived from Pure Freedom. Male on minibore to female on microbore pole hose.
Title: Re: Lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: Spruce on June 28, 2012, 07:22:26 pm
That's how it arrived from Pure Freedom. Male on minibore to female on microbore pole hose.

Both our initial hose reels came from Cleantech and they put the female endstop on the minibore. And it wasn't as though the hose reels were ordered at the same time - I would think there was about a years difference between the orders. They both came fully assembled.

I wonder why Pure Freedom choose to do it the other way round. Interesting.
Title: Re: Lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: matthewprice on June 28, 2012, 07:23:42 pm
buy the long handled  tap that has a nut and not a screw  found only lost one in a year and easy to buy a few spares for next to nothing
Title: Re: Lost another screw in tap gggrrraagghhhhh
Post by: matty72 on June 28, 2012, 09:11:40 pm
dont want to add aquadapter as thats more weight on pole which is last thing i want to do, i have fitted atiny tap instead where the aquadapter goes, size of a 50p piece and does the same job and a couple of quid and weighs nothing, still need a tap on microbore though, the best idea is to keep replace screws and if ones from plugs work great, hopefully a better tap will come on market soon.