Showing posts with label plumbing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plumbing. Show all posts

Monday, May 19, 2014

Sugru, to fix my leaking taps

I've had some Sugru for a while, but I'll be honest, apart from custom fit headphones the applications for it have been a bit limited.

I did however have a relentlessly leaking tap; that had resisted no less than 3 sets of washers, including ones supplied by a plumber. In the end Sugru worked extremely well to fix it: the tap now turns 'off' with minimal effort, does not drip, etc.

Given the size and shape of the washer plus the opening it had to seal, it was just a matter of putting ~3-4 extra mm of depth on some cheap washers, curing, and letting the tap itself 'cut' the sugru to size by turning it fully off - the edge of the seat acted like a cookie cutter.

Since the majority of sugru is just sillicon, this fix should be fairly stable for the life of the tap - it acts as a plug or cork, rather than a 'lid' like a standard washer might.