fixing botched installations of faucets

[diyn00b]

i've had a plumber install two faucets; one in the kitchen and one in the bathroom but both of them leave a lot to be desired.

http://youtu.be/PguyIpkz-Wo

and

http://youtu.be/vGObGcQ8n-U

the first, the kitchen, is a franke faucet but it doesn't seem to be put together internally, is that something i could do; remove it, put it together tightly and remount? If so, what tools would I need? Looking underneath the sink it would be hard to get at with a normal wrench, woud I need a specialised tool for that?

With the second one, the bathroom, it feels like he hasn't tightened something properly so when the tap closes it keeps flowing. he tried to tell me that the problem is the design of the tap, it keeps siphoning water after the tap has closed, but we had one like that before and it didn't do that and the kitchen faucet is similar and doesn't do it. Would that also need to be removed to tighten it correctly before remounting it?

Apologies for the newbie questions, I probably should have come here at the start rather than getting him in to do it, but, as you can guess, I'm very new to the whole DIY game :/

 

[HERTS P&D]

Who bought the taps?

Andy

 

[Charnwood]

Faucets? Are you from across t'pond?

A tap, the design of which causes it to continue syphoning water even after it has been switched off. I wish I'd have thought of that.

The words 'fobbed' and 'off' spring readily to mind.

i've had a plumber

Actually, I think he's had you.

 

[diyn00b]

@HERTSDRAINAGE2010 I bought the taps and he fitted them.

@Charnwood thats how it feels alright :/

Any idea how I could fix either/both? Both look like simple mistakes installing them rather than anything more serious.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Cheap taps, no fault with the plumbers work.

Andy

 

[sooey]

Cheap taps, no fault with the plumbers work.

Andy

I agree, also looks like a high pressure tap on a low pressure system looking at the flow coming out. Again not the plumbers fault if he was just paid to fit what you'd bought.

 

[Charnwood]

Just looked at the vids.

Basin tap. Those inverted U type spouts can have a tendency to 'overrun'. It's almost certainly just the spout draining from its apex. You close the tap, the water is trapped, just as it would if you put a straw into a glass of water, covered the top of the straw and pulled it out of the glass. Vacuum. When the vacuum breaks the water comes out. Nothing to be done I'm afraid.
Your plumber was right - sort of'

Both links take me to the vid of the basin tap so can't comment on the kitchen tap.

 

[Nige F]

i've had a plumber install two faucets; the first, the kitchen, is a franke faucet but it doesn't seem to be put together internally, :/

Perhaps your plumber was a person wot rhymes with Franke

 

[diyn00b]

@Charnwood sorry, here is a link to the kitchen tap;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PguyIpkz-Wo

Looks like I'll have to look for a better tap for the bathroom then, thanks for the heads up @HERTSDRAINAGE2010, they weren't particularly cheap but I'll look for a replacement low-pressure tap instead.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Cheap kitchen tap.

Andy

 

[Charnwood]

Kitchen tap. Possibly missing an O ring. Regardless of who bought the tap, the plumber should not have just shrugged his shoulders and walked.

Are they 'real' Franke taps? From where were they purchased?

 

[neiltheplumber]

Basin taps are probably cheap even if cost a fair bit, seen them trickle like that before once turned off. Kitchen tap looks iffy too. Don't think it's the installers fault however I would have taken them back and got another set and if the same happened I'd change the make and model of tap!

 

[sooey]

Kitchen tap. Possibly missing an O ring. Regardless of who bought the tap, the plumber should not have just shrugged his shoulders and walked.

Are they 'real' Franke taps? From where were they purchased?

You nor I know the circumstances, what should he have done in your opinion?

diynoob, how much did you pay him to change your taps? Did you ask for a price on the phone before his visit? Were you ringing around looking for the cheapest price?

 

[Charnwood]

what should he have done in your opinion?

I'd have refused to fit that kitchen mixer. Too much self-respect.

 

[Elkato531]

The plumber has done the job he was contracted to do and fitted the taps supplied by the customer. Had he been contracted to supply good quality taps properly suited to the customers plumbing system, then there might be something to complain about. It seems the OP is looking to blame someone and the poor installer is the easiest scapegoat.