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Ceramic tap has become very hard to turn
We have two ceramic taps on the washbasin.
The hot tap turns easily - but the cold tap has become almost impossible to turn - very stiff. Advice please! -- Chris |
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Ceramic tap has become very hard to turn
On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 21:01:20 +0000, Chris ] wrote:
We have two ceramic taps on the washbasin. The hot tap turns easily - but the cold tap has become almost impossible to turn - very stiff. Advice please! Quite often caused by bits of grit or stone in the water. The cure is to remove and clean the capsule. If you persist with forcing it the disc fractures and life becomes interesting - and wet. -- Peter Parry. http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/ |
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Ceramic tap has become very hard to turn
On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 21:01:20 +0000, Chris ] wrote:
but the cold tap has become almost impossible to turn Should have said it's usually the cold tap because bits of stone settle to the bottom of the hot tank and don't make it to the taps. Often happens when work has been done on the mains. -- Peter Parry. http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/ |
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Ceramic tap has become very hard to turn
On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:19:45 +0000, Peter Parry
wrote: On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 21:01:20 +0000, Chris ] wrote: but the cold tap has become almost impossible to turn Should have said it's usually the cold tap because bits of stone settle to the bottom of the hot tank and don't make it to the taps. Often happens when work has been done on the mains. The instructions with Ceramic disc taps I have recently bought mention the need for strainers/filters in the water supply . Robert |
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Ceramic tap has become very hard to turn
Chris wrote:
We have two ceramic taps on the washbasin. The hot tap turns easily - but the cold tap has become almost impossible to turn - very stiff. Advice please! I had this on one, I stripped it and soaked in vinegar - it was just scaled up, and has been fine since. Andy |
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Ceramic tap has become very hard to turn
In article ], Chris ]
writes We have two ceramic taps on the washbasin. The hot tap turns easily - but the cold tap has become almost impossible to turn - very stiff. Advice please! Thanks for your replies. I asked a retired plumber and he advised squirting with WD40. That worked perfectly. What an amazingly simple solution! -- Chris |
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