Tap Handles Are Not Straight

[ninjai]

Hey,

So I have these 2 tap handles I received as a gift and when I tighten them all the way up they point about 90 degrees too far to the left.

Is there some special technique I'm missing here... or should I just be slapping in washers?

 

[Anyhowe]

Hey,

So I have these 2 tap handles I received as a gift and when I tighten them all the way up they point about 90 degrees too far to the left.

Is there some special technique I'm missing here... or should I just be slapping in washers?

Say what, 90 degrees off? Is that a BC Bud thing? There are usually teeth inside the faucets that lock in the orientation then the threads are tightened. I must be missing something obvious.

 

[bkboiler]

hmm...pics?
sounds like you have crooked tap handles, do they still pour beer?

 

[day_trippr]

Hey,

So I have these 2 tap handles I received as a gift and when I tighten them all the way up they point about 90 degrees too far to the left.

Is there some special technique I'm missing here... or should I just be slapping in washers?

Usually the faucet lever has a threaded collar that you use as a "jamb nut" against the tap handle (item 8 in the Perl diagram).


Basically you thead the handle down on the level shaft nearly all the way, position the handle the way you want, and run the collar up against the handle and tighten the two together.

If your faucet is missing the collar, you might be able to find something (a nut) to take its place...

Cheers!

 

[ninjai]

Usually the faucet lever has a threaded collar that you use as a "jamb nut" against the tap handle (item 8 in the Perl diagram).

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Basically you thead the handle down on the level shaft nearly all the way, position the handle the way you want, and run the collar up against the handle and tighten the two together.

If your faucet is missing the collar, you might be able to find something (a nut) to take its place...

Cheers!

Doh... this makes sense. This is exactly what I needed to see, thanks!

I basically just tightened the jamb nut all the way to the bottom and then would screw on the handles and didn't know why they would line up funny.