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Reconditioning dripping ceramic disc tap?
On Wednesday, 17 March 2004 14:40:42 UTC, Lobster wrote:
My kitchen mixer tap is one of those with a 90-degree on-off levers on the H&C taps, with ceramic discs inside; unfortunately the hot tap is dripping quite badly (sufficiently so for the tap always to feel warm from the leaking hot water). Having trawled the uk.d-i-y archives for a solution, I did as directed and removed the cartridge from the tap and took it a couple of plumber's merchants to get a replacement. One said it was no longer made, buy a new tap (it's only 2-3 years old); the other said without the manufacturer's name (which I've no idea) he couldn't help. Before I go and buy a new tap :-( has anybody had any experience with cleaning up or reconditioning these cartridges? If so, how? Mine comes apart easily to give two small white discs with triangular holes through, and they look perfectly clean and flat to me. Or any other suggestions? If you need a really flat surface for any reason, it can be ground flat by rubbing on a sheet of glass with a fine abrasive between. Eg toothpaste or metal polish. |
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