Hydroseal tap seat cutter and polisher NEW work v. well

HYDRO SEAL TAP SEAT REFACING TOOL    note paypal only ##

NEW.

This tool is a patented dedicated-tool for the task and  retails at $38 at Bunnings... I have used these for years and can thoroughly recommend them over other types.

It fits into the scheme of things below at "X" if you just want to cut out my verbiage...

Preliminary.   50% of taps just need the washer & the o-ring at the top changed & possibly the coarse internal spindle thread cleaned of old grease etc. You should buy a tool called a "tap bonnet thread cleaner" from Bunnings at $12.  This cleans the coarse thread at the top of all the gunk in it... making it spin like a top. 

TIP... You should also buy some silicone GREASE (not silicone rubber !!!!!)  .  This allows the o-ring to slip and seal.   You can buy that at a bearing and Oring plavce like Timken or CBC.  Bunn may have it but not likely.    

TIP... You should also buy Unasco thread sealing paste from Galvins.  It comes in a relatively giant tin at $35 and will last yopur lifetime.  It never goes off.  Bunn used to sell little ones but they've gone.  It complements the PTFE tape.  Tape bunches and takes up room.  This stuff can be used in conjunction or on its own.  It is briolliant.  You will start using it anywhere leaks occur eg olive compression fittings that require extreme tightening to seal.  Or in the body of the tap where red seal is.  If you must stay with tape at least buy pink plumbers tape not the shite white one. Bunn has it.

Another 45% need the flat dirty seat cleaned and re-squared. X    This is where this patented cutting tool comes in.  It can cut or just lightly polish at the end.   You use a drill and cut till the whole surface is shiny.   Some taps have a rounded seat (RARE)   Take care with these,,, only use the polisher/cutter if you have to..

About one in 20 or so (5%)  have a cracked seat or a seat with so much damage you cannot cut and polish it out.  For these, you replace the seat.  You do this by tapping a thread in the body down the middle where the water flows through and then screwing in a new seat.  You have to buy a separate kit for this.  There is a cheat way to get round a new seat.  You could try a soft rubber dome washer.   These will seal better, but if you have teenagers in the house forget it as they screw the taps down too hard and bugger up the dome washers.  Dome washers must be tightened softly.  I actually suggest you get rid of the teenagers... I did and am enjoying the benefits... WHOOP WHOOP.                              

PTFE is an acronym for Poly Tetra Fluoro Ethylene, so now you can be a smart arse at the next BBQ.

I SUGGEST YOU PRINT THIS OFF IF THE INFO HAS BEEN OF USE TO YOU... THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PACKET ARE MINIMAL.  THEY ASSUME YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO DO IT AND WHAT YOU ARE BUYING.

THE POSTAGE IS CHEAPEST IF YOU LET ME SLIGHTLY BEND BACK THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE PACKET FROM 3CM TO 2 CM and pin it back with a tiny piece of sticky tape.  THEN IT WILL FIT IN A YELLOW A5 ENVELOPE WHICH I ADDRESS, STAMP AND THEN TOTALLY WRAP IN TRANSPARENT PACKAGING TAPE SO IT IS COMPLETELY SAFE FROM FALLING OUT.   THIS WILL COST YOU $3 FOR A LARGE LETTER.  (A "LETTER" IS ONLY ALLOWED TO BE 2CM THICK)

IF YOU WANT, I CAN SEND IN A 500G SATCHEL FOR $6, THEN IT WILL BE UNTOUCHED.   BUT UNLESS IT IS A GIFT, WHAT IS THE POINT OF WASTING $3 ?  The bit I bend back is a tiny section that only has paper in it... I don't really know why they added that bit to the pack.

I WILL ASSUME YOU WANT THE CHEAPER OPTION UNLESS YOU SPECIFY OTHERWISE. 

IF YOU WANT TWO, WE MUST USE A SATCHEL THAT WILL HOLD TWO AND IT WILL THEREFORE BE $6.   THERE IS NO COMBINING OF POSTAGE DUE TO THE WAY "LETTERS" WORK