How to loosen a bathroom tap spindle to change the washer?

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If you want to remove the tap for replacing washer then you should detach tap by looses it's screw. You can also hire a professional to do this work easily.

To replace your tap washer follow these instructions or watch the video on this link http://youtu.be/kYHq4Jh2-3Q
How to Replace Tap Washer - Australia
Turn off your main water supply before you start.
Turn tap to on position.
Remove tap bonnet
Remove spindle.
Remove worn washer.
Install new washer.
Reinstall spindle.
Reinstall tap bonnet
Turn tap to the off position.
Turn your mains water supply back on

Some taps are designed to release excess pressure but it could just be a dodgy tap washer that leaks when the pressure of hot water in pipe work builds. Change the tap washer in your tap, see if it fixes it, if not it's just the design.

Screw a starting pin ( see manual) into the base plate then cut a small block of wood that engages the face of the cutter and the starting pin. This locks the spindle and stops it moving. Use the supplied spanner and tap with a mallet. Tap the cutter to loosen it. Dave and Graham.

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could be leaking fitting at the plumbing pipes at the taps
could be that the washer under the tap insert is leaking especially if not replaced when doing the spindle seals

hi first turn of your water to the tap open the taps to empty water your mixer tap con now be pushed down and twisted to come out

The tap fitting on the shower may have failed. Some of the modern fittings have a more complicated internal mechanism than the traditional taps and can fail rendering the tap inoperable. Turn off the water at the mains. First take off the tap handle and then with a spanner carefully unwind the tap spindle. Be very carefull not to use excessive force in case you damage the pipework behind. If it does not come ralatively easily leave it for someone else. When you have this out have someone crack the main valve and you should have hot water coming out. If the fitting itself is the problem you may be able to take the spindle and washer out of a standard brass garden tap and use it as a temporary fix untill you get a propper replacement. Just another thought, you may have an isolation valve on the hot water line to the bathroom. Could a kid have turned it off?

hi it sounds as though its stuck due to verdigris & scale, a common problem.if you break it all thats likely to happen is the spindle will shear off, which will mean a new one anyway. If you dont want to do this I suggest you turn off the water to the storage tank & open the cold taps till the water stops you can then replace the washer.whilstthe water is drained i suggest a new valve to be fitted for future servicing etc, also it might pay you to fit a service valve on the supply to the tap.