Folks,

I have a kitchen mixer tap and the plastic nozzle on the end keeps falling
off. Any one any idea where I can get a replacement as I don't fancy paying
for a new tap...

Dave

"Dave Wade" wrote in message
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Folks,

I have a kitchen mixer tap and the plastic nozzle on the end keeps falling
off. Any one any idea where I can get a replacement as I don't fancy
paying for a new tap...

1 What make is it?
2 Does it *actually* need it?
3 What does the nozzle do?

"RW" wrote in message
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"Dave Wade" wrote in message
. uk...
Folks,

I have a kitchen mixer tap and the plastic nozzle on the end keeps
falling off. Any one any idea where I can get a replacement as I don't
fancy paying for a new tap...

1 What make is it?

Unfortunately I don't know the maker. Its the one item in the kitchen I
don't have an installation sheet for..

2 Does it *actually* need it?

No idea, I think so, see bellow

3 What does the nozzle do?


keeps the Hot and Cold separate so the cold doesn't become contaminated with
hot that's been in the loft tank...

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:01:35 +0100, Dave Wade wrote:


3 What does the nozzle do?


keeps the Hot and Cold separate so the cold doesn't become contaminated
with hot that's been in the loft tank...


If it's a tap with separate hot and cold to the end, then the plastic bit
acts as a swirler to mix the two streams, to avoid the stream being cold
one side and scalding the other.

As for where to get one, I once had a nice swivelling nozzle (screwed in
instead of the plastic one, seemed to be a standard thread) which had two
settings for stream or spray. Very nice. I think it came from Lakeland
Plastics, but this was about 7-8 years ago...