Hi there, I've got an annoying drip from the tap in the kitchen. It's one of those taps with a single spout which comes up about a foot then bends to point downwards and can be swung from side to side. There is a tap handle on each side, cold on right, hot on left, each about a three-inch long lever which turns towards you from vertical (off) to horizontal (full on).
I might not be describing this well. From looking on the web I'm thinking "quarter-turn" comes into this. Do you think I'm right about the quarter-turn i.e. it's not a case of a rubber (or whatever) washer I don't think?
There is no inline on/off valve before the tap so I'll have to turn the water off, which is from the roadside since there's no mains turn-off tap in the house either. Because I'd most likely have to order the valve online it would be great to do that before starting work on this. Otherwise I'd have to leave the water off if I was unable to refit the old valve after taking it out to identify it.
So is there more than one type of quarter-turn valve please?
(In normal pre-virus times I could just have pulled the valve then nipped for a replacement while leaving the water off. In normal times I'd probably just get a new tap cos the old one's a bit scruffy, then get a plumber of my acquaintance to fit that plus a couple of inline valves and if possible a mains tap for future use. But there we are.)
Thanks for advice.
Regards, Terry.
I might not be describing this well. From looking on the web I'm thinking "quarter-turn" comes into this. Do you think I'm right about the quarter-turn i.e. it's not a case of a rubber (or whatever) washer I don't think?
There is no inline on/off valve before the tap so I'll have to turn the water off, which is from the roadside since there's no mains turn-off tap in the house either. Because I'd most likely have to order the valve online it would be great to do that before starting work on this. Otherwise I'd have to leave the water off if I was unable to refit the old valve after taking it out to identify it.
So is there more than one type of quarter-turn valve please?
(In normal pre-virus times I could just have pulled the valve then nipped for a replacement while leaving the water off. In normal times I'd probably just get a new tap cos the old one's a bit scruffy, then get a plumber of my acquaintance to fit that plus a couple of inline valves and if possible a mains tap for future use. But there we are.)
Thanks for advice.
Regards, Terry.