Tap Overturns

bolts8377 · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:27 pm Post Subject: Tap Overturns

When I turn my cold water tap off, it stiffens up as it should but if you keep turning the tap to try and stop the water completely, the tap slips and the water comes on again?? Any clues as to the problem?? The tap is a single feeder type, with cold and hot handles on either side.

Tom JE · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:14 pm Post Subject:

Maybe a cross thread?

Expertboy · Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 2:09 pm Post Subject:

tap needs stripping to be examined.

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Nick who is not handy · Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:50 pm Post Subject: Am I having the same problem?

The bathroom sink tap (a single, cold tap) is running continuously, having been really stiff for a couple of weeks. It now turns really easily, but just when it's getting near closing, it seems to be completely open again, like it's gone round again . Is this a washer problem, or something more radical? What do I need to do?

corgiman · Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:26 pm Post Subject:

the retaining circlip must have broken I reckon

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Nick who is not handy · Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:23 pm Post Subject:

Thanks. I can go to the local Ironmonger with this info. Is it an easy job?

clf-gas · Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:27 pm Post Subject:

Nick who is not handy wrote:

Thanks. I can go to the local Ironmonger with this info. Is it an easy job?

Going too an ironmongers is getting harder and harder, these plumbing merchants seem to have taken over

No seriously tap repair/refirbishment is easy..............if you know how

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