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Tap sticking
Hi All,
I have basin taps of a conventional column design looking a bit like this: http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...15471&ts=20659 The hot tap has started to stick - you open it up and most of the time now a bit of water comes out but then nothing. Occasionally it does work but that's a rarity now. At first I thought there was an airlock somewhere, but this doesn't seem very feasible given the layout of the pipework. The bath tap which is on the same leg of pipework works fine. I think that the tap mechanism is sticking. Should it be fairly easy to dismantle the tap and fiddle around with it to get it going again? What sort of fiddling around might be required? Cheers! Martin |
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My mother-in-law had a similar problem the other week when we went to
visit her. She said that a friend of hers had taken a look and said it needed a new washer. So I nip down to the local hardware store and buy a few washers (different sizes as I didnt know what size hers were). When I took it appart it was the small retaining clip that had worked itself off. The clip is located under the shroud that covers the tap body. Alan |
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AlanC wrote:
My mother-in-law had a similar problem the other week when we went to visit her. She said that a friend of hers had taken a look and said it needed a new washer. So I nip down to the local hardware store and buy a few washers (different sizes as I didnt know what size hers were). When I took it appart it was the small retaining clip that had worked itself off. The clip is located under the shroud that covers the tap body. I've come across exactly the same problem & solution several times. -- Dave The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 |
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OK, thanks Alan and Dave, sounds like a straightforward job.
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:59:24 -0700, Martin Pentreath
wrote: OK, thanks Alan and Dave, sounds like a straightforward job. Saying that's very often the kiss of death where taps are concerned... :-) -- Frank Erskine |
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Frank Erskine wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:59:24 -0700, Martin Pentreath wrote: OK, thanks Alan and Dave, sounds like a straightforward job. Saying that's very often the kiss of death where taps are concerned... :-) I've lost count of the 'straightforward' plumbing jobs that have taken hours extra :-) -- Dave The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 |
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message ... Frank Erskine wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:59:24 -0700, Martin Pentreath wrote: OK, thanks Alan and Dave, sounds like a straightforward job. Saying that's very often the kiss of death where taps are concerned... :-) I've lost count of the 'straightforward' plumbing jobs that have taken hours extra :-) -- Dave The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 This problem makes a good case for a bit of routine "taking off the head and applying a bit of lubrication" John (a bit obsessive about oiling things) |
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