The spout of our Franke Zenith mixer tap is getting rather stiff to swivel,

Simple I thought, just unscrew the collar, lift it out and clean and
grease the O-rings.

But lifting it out is a problem. It was quite a struggle to get it to
move up at all, it's only come part way up and feels most reluctant to
move any further.

The parts diagram at
http://www.central-servicesuk.co.uk/...f8f3c3b2bf834c
http://preview.tinyurl.com/orkujnn suggests it should be
straightforward and there's no sign of any extra grub screw anywhere.
Does anyone know if it's just a case of brute force or is there some
secret knack?

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Mike Clarke

http://www.south-services.co.uk/inst...e_orings_1.pdf


Hope this helps

On 12/01/15 20:06, wrote:

http://www.south-services.co.uk/inst...e_orings_1.pdf


Hope this helps

Thanks, it confirms what I would have expected:

"Unscrew the retaining collar at the base of the spout.

Remove spout by turning and pulling from the body then
remove old o-rings and replace with the new set."

Problem is that attempting to pull it from the body results in it coming
to what feels like a very solid stop after about a quarter of an inch :-(

I suspect one of the O-rings is a bit mangled and jammed and will need
much brute force. I think I'd better order up a new set of rings before
I try that.

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Mike Clarke

"Mike Clarke" wrote in message
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On 12/01/15 20:06, wrote:

http://www.south-services.co.uk/inst...e_orings_1.pdf


Hope this helps

Thanks, it confirms what I would have expected:

"Unscrew the retaining collar at the base of the spout.

Remove spout by turning and pulling from the body then
remove old o-rings and replace with the new set."

Problem is that attempting to pull it from the body results in it coming
to what feels like a very solid stop after about a quarter of an inch :-(

I suspect one of the O-rings is a bit mangled and jammed and will need
much brute force. I think I'd better order up a new set of rings before I
try that.


Probably jammed up with lime scale. Some vinegar might soften it a bit if
repeatedly dosed over a few days.

replying to Mike Clarke, coaster steve wrote:
Hi mike , Did you get a firm answer to your query on removing the franke mixer
tap spout ?? we have exactly the same problem.

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