Anyone know how to get the tops off

[Backboiler]

Does anyone know how these come apart? I want to fit revivers but can' see how they dismantle.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Chalked]

Domed top bit unscrews to reveal a screw underneath.

 

[Harvest Fields]

The top bit should unscrew. Maybe tight though if not been unseeded for a while

 

[Best]

Try giving the top dome a gentle tap with a rubber mallet to free it if it won’t loosen easily.
Also electrical tape just around the dome part will give you something to grip with your hand.
I have used strap wrenches on them, but tricky to get a grip using them

 

[SimonG]

Rubber glove on top of dome and screw it off.

 

[Backboiler]

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. I'll try them all until the damm thing comes off. Anyone know if the tap is a home brand, like Screwfix, Plumb Center etc?

 

[Welder]

My thought is that its an Ideal Standard tap not a shed.

 

[Harvest Fields]

As above normally these type of tap seem to be of a decent standard.

 

[Welder]

As above normally these type of tap seem to be of a decent standard.

The do indeed. They are of an age where the brass used is good quality and will last a very long time when coupled with good cartridges.

 

[Best]

I use silicone grease on the threads of the dome when I refit it, for the next bloke that comes to remove it.

 

[Harvest Fields]

I use silicone grease on the threads of the dome when I refit it, for the next bloke that comes to remove it.

Aren’t you thoughtful mate.

 

[Best]

Aren’t you thoughtful mate.

Yes, just far too kind hearted - that’s me!
But sometimes the next bloke back in a few years to work on the tap is me again, so also helping myself.