Tap dripping.
 

The tap in our kitchen is dripping constantly. It is a monobloc Quattro tap.
Can they be repaired? I am told that it does not have a washer but plates
inside it.
Ben.

Tap dripping.
 

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 01:01:22 +0000 (UTC), "Ben"
wrote:

The tap in our kitchen is dripping constantly. It is a monobloc Quattro tap.
Can they be repaired? I am told that it does not have a washer but plates
inside it.
Ben.


Usually yes.

Either you can buy the plates or a cartridge assembly that fits
inside.


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..andy

Tap dripping.
 

"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 01:01:22 +0000 (UTC), "Ben"
wrote:

The tap in our kitchen is dripping constantly. It is a monobloc Quattro
tap.
Can they be repaired? I am told that it does not have a washer but plates
inside it.
Ben.


Usually yes.

Either you can buy the plates or a cartridge assembly that fits
inside.


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.andy

Are the plates/cartridge assembly standard or specific to the make of tap. I
did a Google search and could not find a reference to Quattro taps.They were
fitted by Magnet with the new kitchen about 10 years ago.
Ben.

Tap dripping.
 

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Ben wrote:


Are the plates/cartridge assembly standard or specific to the make of
tap. I did a Google search and could not find a reference to Quattro
taps.They were fitted by Magnet with the new kitchen about 10 years
ago.
Ben.

I don't know about the ceramic discs, but I suspect that the cartridges are
fairly standard. Those in my Franke tap are interchangeable with normal
screw-down tap mechanisms with washers on the end. There was a thread
yesterday about identifying a particular tap - which included details of a
couple of suppliers of Franke spares. they would probably fit your taps.
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Set Square
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Tap dripping.
 

Set Square wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Ben wrote:


Are the plates/cartridge assembly standard or specific to the make of
tap. I did a Google search and could not find a reference to Quattro
taps.They were fitted by Magnet with the new kitchen about 10 years
ago.

I don't know about the ceramic discs, but I suspect that the cartridges are
fairly standard.

Not so sure about that. My kitchen tap (3 years old/brand
unknown/ceramic discs) drips, and I hawked the cartridge around every
plumber's merchant in town looking for a replacement, to no avail. Even
so, I'd say that removing the cartridge and doing the same thing is
probably your best bet.

By the way, it's often worthwhile taking the cartridge to bits and
giving it a throrough cleaning; often that's enough to cure it.

David

Tap dripping.
 

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Lobster wrote:

Set Square wrote:

I don't know about the ceramic discs, but I suspect that the
cartridges are fairly standard.

Not so sure about that. My kitchen tap (3 years old/brand
unknown/ceramic discs) drips, and I hawked the cartridge around every
plumber's merchant in town looking for a replacement, to no avail.

Did you find any cartridges at all?

I was surprised to find that the cartridges in my Franke tap are
dimensionally the same as the works in Armitage Shanks screw-down taps. In
other words, the thread and O-ring are the same, and the length and diameter
are the same - with the cartridge having an annular seal on the end which
seals on the seat where a washer would normally be. So it seems likely that
at least some tap bodies can take either type of innards.

There *may* be other sizes of cartridge around, but it was this unexpected
commonality between two different makes and types of innards which led me to
suggest that they may all be 'standard'.
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Set Square
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Set Square wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Lobster wrote:


Set Square wrote:

I don't know about the ceramic discs, but I suspect that the
cartridges are fairly standard.

Not so sure about that. My kitchen tap (3 years old/brand
unknown/ceramic discs) drips, and I hawked the cartridge around every
plumber's merchant in town looking for a replacement, to no avail.

Did you find any cartridges at all?

The PMs told me to bring mine in, but when they looked at it they said
they couldn't help. Can't actually rememember whether it got as far as
them getting out new cartridges to compare with mine or not!

David

Tap dripping.
 

"Lobster" wrote in message
...
Set Square wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Lobster wrote:


Set Square wrote:

I don't know about the ceramic discs, but I suspect that the
cartridges are fairly standard.

Not so sure about that. My kitchen tap (3 years old/brand
unknown/ceramic discs) drips, and I hawked the cartridge around every
plumber's merchant in town looking for a replacement, to no avail.

Did you find any cartridges at all?

The PMs told me to bring mine in, but when they looked at it they said
they couldn't help. Can't actually rememember whether it got as far as
them getting out new cartridges to compare with mine or not!

David
Did you end up fitting a new tap?
Ben.

Tap dripping.
 

Set Square typed:

I don't know about the ceramic discs, but I suspect that the
cartridges are fairly standard.

Not so sure about that. My kitchen tap (3 years old/brand
unknown/ceramic discs) drips, and I hawked the cartridge around every

There *may* be other sizes of cartridge around, but it was this
unexpected commonality between two different makes and types of
innards which led me to suggest that they may all be 'standard'.


The word *Standard* is unknown in plumbing, however a fer number of ceramic
tap bodies are the same and will fit,
however the threaded part on top which holds the knob is usually (Always
for me) different and requires some bodgeitandrun.


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Tap dripping.
 

Ben wrote:
"Lobster" wrote in message
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Set Square wrote:

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Lobster wrote:



Set Square wrote:


I don't know about the ceramic discs, but I suspect that the
cartridges are fairly standard.

Not so sure about that. My kitchen tap (3 years old/brand
unknown/ceramic discs) drips, and I hawked the cartridge around every
plumber's merchant in town looking for a replacement, to no avail.

Did you find any cartridges at all?

The PMs told me to bring mine in, but when they looked at it they said
they couldn't help. Can't actually rememember whether it got as far as
them getting out new cartridges to compare with mine or not!

David

Did you end up fitting a new tap?

Erm... not yet I'm afraid!! Not totally down to my lack of round tuits
(although that has a fair bit to do with it); but rather that I tried
without success to source a similar replacement, ie a ceramic disc mixer
tap for a sink with two tap holes; curiously enough I couldn't find one
at the time. (any sources, anyone?!!)

David