Ceramic Mixer Tap Dripping

The tap has been leaking for a few months now from where the spout meets the body of the tap.

Ceramic mixer tap dripping.

One of these discs remains in a constant fixed position and the other rotates when the handle is operated. A leaking tap can consume as much as half a litre of water per hour. That s 12l day or 4380 l a year. Leaking taps cause high water bills but they can also cause serious damage to your property.

The individual water controls hot and cold on either side are repaired and serviced as individual taps and repair information for leaks and failure here can be found in our repairing a dripping tap project. The only differences is the size and type of disc that goes in them. Blocked or reduced flow rate 3. This repair is done on a shower mixer tap but the repair is the same on any leaking mixer tap regardless if its a kitchen bath or shower mixer taps its all the same process.

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. Mixer taps comprise of three seperate areas when it comes to repair. These do need maintenance sometimes to fix issues such as. Gritty or stiff operation 4.

Ceramic tap inner components. Adjustable spanner socket set allen key set stanley knife flat head screw driver warm soapy water clean cloth and wras approved grease. I have a kwc domo single lever swivel spout kitchen tap. 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.

There are plastic versions of ceramic disc valves for one handle mixer type taps these have one handle for both flow and temperature control. Ceramic disc taps feature a cartridge within the tap that contain a pair of ceramic discs. Both of the ceramic discs feature two. Can a leaking mixer tap cause damage.

If you have a large leak or several leaking taps this can rack you up a hefty water bill very fast. When it comes to repairing a mixer tap the spout is the weak link and can sometimes leak at the base. The majority of modern taps now use ceramic disc cartridges as opposed to rubber washers to prevent dripping. In photo 2 we can see the parts we are concerned with.