Arthritis aids

[LW1920]

I'm having trouble turning off my garden tap because of the arthritis in my fingers and wrists. It's one of the old fashioned ones - brass with two "arms". Any recommendations for something to help?

[MadBunny]

Found this on Amazon . Also there's a company called Arthr who make aids but I haven't looked on their website. Might be worth a look

Tap aid

[KittyJ]

You can get outdoor taps that are operated by a lever. Maybe that would help or maybe indoor tap turners but I’ve not tried these so don’t know if they’d fit, if you give some aid suppliers a call they may be able to answer that question.

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Outdoor tap with lever handle

[JEM95 in reply to KittyJ]

I have one like this fitted and is is so much easier to use.

[springcross]

Hi LW1920. We changed ours to a lever tap (as Kitty has shown) a few years ago, it's so easy to use.

[wishbone in reply to springcross]

As did we.

[springcross in reply to wishbone]

👍.

[LW1920]

Thank you all for your helpful suggestions. I shall follow them up.

[Fruitandnutcase]

The tap we are using at present it this - it is just a lever you pull forwards - very easy to use. Not sure why my other half bought this one because we didn’t have problems with regular taps but it’s really easy to usesmile.amazon.co.uk/Bächlein...

[Boxerlady in reply to Fruitandnutcase]

That looks great - I've added it to my list for the bungalow construction 👍

[cathie]

There are very stylish tower / lever taps if you can get one fitted. Much easier to use and look good