Leaky Tap

by Tom2004Nuevo Sun May 03, 2015 7:57 am

Can anyone tell me if you can take a tap apart without removing it, and how if you can, thanks.

by Dutto Sun May 03, 2015 9:46 am

Hi there,

Most taps have a red or blue plastic indicator cap on the top; which can be flipped off with a small screwdriver.

With the plastic caps removed you can get a screwdriver into the hole to unscrew the bolt that holds the tap handle in place.

With the handle removed you have full access to the internals of the tap and can tighten up the packing or remove the internals to change the washers.

Hope this helps. allthumbz

Best regards,
drinksallround

PS

Put the plug in the sink before you do anything .... allthumbz

.... otherwise I will hear the groan of frustration from here when something disappears down the plughole! tap_fingers

by Paulmold Sun May 03, 2015 1:04 pm

The Nuevo uses single lever mixer taps. Not sure of the make, could be Whale, Comet or Reich. Look on EBay and try to identify what brand matches with what you got, then come back and someone with have taken theirs apart.

by Tom2004Nuevo Sun May 03, 2015 3:45 pm

Dutto wrote:Hi there,

Most taps have a red or blue plastic indicator cap on the top; which can be flipped off with a small screwdriver.

With the plastic caps removed you can get a screwdriver into the hole to unscrew the bolt that holds the tap handle in place.

With the handle removed you have full access to the internals of the tap and can tighten up the packing or remove the internals to change the washers.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

PS

Put the plug in the sink before you do anything ....

.... otherwise I will hear the groan of frustration from here when something disappears down the plughole!

by Tom2004Nuevo Sun May 03, 2015 3:56 pm

I'll do that, I'm not sure, vans in storage, will check when I get it out, thanks

Paulmold wrote:The Nuevo uses single lever mixer taps. Not sure of the make, could be Whale, Comet or Reich. Look on EBay and try to identify what brand matches with what you got, then come back and someone with have taken theirs apart.

by Tom2004Nuevo Tue May 05, 2015 10:14 am

Thanks to all about the info on my tap, think problem is solved, thanks again.

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Thanks I'll check that,Tom

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