Ceramic Kitchen Tap Dripping

First of all to mend a leaking tap you will need to follow one of two sets of instructions depending on the type of tap fitting which you have.

Ceramic kitchen tap dripping.

The tap has been leaking for a few months now from where the spout meets the body of the tap. I have a kwc domo single lever swivel spout kitchen tap. Roger shows you how to replace a ceramic tap valve cartridge we got our parts from tap spares. Most people hate its constant drip drip drip.

No leaks no drips just a fully working ceramic disc ta. If you re experiencing continual dripping or reduced water flow from your kitchen tap this could be due to a number of reasons many of which can be fixed easily without the need to hire a plumber. Ceramic tap inner components. I have just given up in replacing a ceramic disc cartridge which i thought was going to be pretty straightforward but has turned in to a complete nightmare.

Generally speaking there are three types of tap valve it s worth checking which kind of tap valve you have before you try to fix any leak yourself. How to dissemble a ceramic tap valve so you can stop a dripping tap and how to remove the limescale if you live in a hard water area. A disc retaining washer b ceramic discs c o ring which stops any water seepage up to the head of the tap d valve retaining nut e spindle on which the handle sits.