Boiling tap spout

[Tired_again]

Hi...I have a Qettle boiling tap and the spout is very hard to swivel. There is a lot of limescale in my water but this feels and sounds like a rubber seal squeaking and binding. Tried to remove the cap (arrowed) with stilsons an a piece of rubber but it won`t move. Any ideas please.

 

[footprints]

Try wrapping in kitchen towel and soaking with White vinegar or better still a descaler like Limelite or Viakal left overnight. Then rinse off and run the tap a couple of times to clear any remaining descaler.
Should ease removal or even clear the problem.

 

[Tired_again]

Thanks for your reply I've tried viakal and white vinegar, it does free it slightly but after a day or so it stiffens again
Do you know if the collar is screwed on or pressed in?

 

[footprints]

Any help?

QETTLE Original And Mini Spout Seal Kit

www.qettle.com

 

[Tired_again]

Thanks a lot for that. Shows me that I was rightly trying to unscrew the collar (trim) . I just can't shift it with rubber wrapping and stilsons

 

[footprints]

Google Pipe strap wrench try to get one with a rubber strap that is your best bet.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Thanks a lot for that. Shows me that I was rightly trying to unscrew the collar (trim) . I just can't shift it with rubber wrapping and stilsons

Short piece of a suitably sized cord, or rope, tie the two ends together, with a tight knot, to form a loop, with enough length to pass around the collar a few times. One end of loop over wrapped, put a screwdriver/spanner/spoon through the outer end of the loop, to act as a lever. The more leverage you apply, the tighter it will grip.

 

[Tired_again]

Thanks...the bag of vinegar worked, removed collar with grips and rubber after soaking overnight