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  • There are lots of different approaches, levering or tapping the loose ends apart. Maybe a box spanner would work on that nut.

    As others have said though, good luck finding a ceramic cartridge that fits. I know some guys carry a set of them and there's a plumbers merchant near me that has a lot of different ones. Occasionally I've had some success but usually with shower mixers not taps.

  • I bought two extra of the no-brand £20 shower mixer buried in our wall. They’ll live in the loft for donor parts.

    Sounds quite Silence of the Lambs actually.

  • I think the shower mixers might be more regular because they're not so likely to be forced to be a certain shape by the design of the body.

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