Recognise this tap?

[ChrisR]

It's my dentist's so it's important .
1/4 turn, stainless steel.
Only a few years old, and it would have been quite expensive.

Needs new cartridges. The cylinders around them unscrew/pull back like the one on the right, but I don't see any obvious way to remove the handle.

Any ideas on the make/model? Or how the handles come off. I couldn't unscrew the levers but I didn't have any tools - I only went for a filling.

Thanks.

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[sooey]

I'm guessing you've already tried unscrewing the sticky up bit.

 

[ChrisR]

The levers? As noted. I edited the post while you were typing I think..

 

[sooey]

Yeah, sorry I didn't see that. If they did unscrew the shroud would slide off and let you get at the guts of it, so that would be my guess still.

 

[footprints]

Found this it looks similar.

http://www.astini.co.uk/twin-lever-taps/astini-baldo-hk72

My guess is the rods unscrew and allow the shrouds to be removed, or should I say extracted

 

[footprints]

Snap! sooey

 

[ChrisR]

Yeah that's probably the method, which I did try but it'll need grips and pads of rubber or leather or summat.

Revisit & dismantle to photo/measure
try to find on the net
Re re visit hoping I've got the right parts
ugh

poss:... http://www.bathempire.com/tolmer-mo...taps--swivel-spout_p23451574.htm#.VRRGRY4m6-0

 

[footprints]

That looks a good match ChrisR.

Don't miss the chance to tell him it is scaled up because he is not brushing correctly

 

[ChrisR]

BathEmpire chat reply...

Megan (06:06:57) : Unfortunately we only sell spare parts to customers that have purchased the items off of ourselves.
Megan (06:07:19) : This is due to the fact the part could damage the item further if it was not supplied from ourselves.

Utter nonsense.

Never known a cartridge I've fitted damage a tap.

Moral - don't buy from Bathempire, they don't know what they're talking about and like to be difficult..

 

[Terry7556]

Is it worth trying the Lunns website Chris?
They have an extensive range of cartridges

 

[andytw]

If the insert has ceramic discs, then you can get just the discs from eBay.

andytw

 

[muggles]

If my dentist's tap was that filthy, I'd be looking for a new dentist!

 

[bobby spray]

looks exactly the same as my own tap which is a Franke. there should be grub screws below the levers to allow you to remove them

 

[ChrisR]

Thanks all

Terry - yes I knew of Lunns, they're good if you send them a photo too. Without the tap apart it's harder though.

Andy - didn't know you could just get discs, I'll have a look.

Muggles the tap's also leaking from the spout O ring, so it's constantly getting light surface scale. The Stainless brushed ones alway look like they need cleaning - prefer chrome I think.
I'll support this dentist as long as he keeps doing work on me free while I attend to his boilers and taps!

Bobby - you may well be right. I didn't notice the grub screw underneath, I've told him to look.


Hope it's Franke, not one of the nasty knock-off copies like you get from Bathstore.com and this mob Bathempire, which can be a right pain in the arris to deal with.