Franke kitchen mixer taps

[kaye]

I have leaking taps yet again (water dripping out the spout all the time). I put new rubber washers in both the hot and cold taps, still leaking so recut the valve seat...still leaking can you advise on it...cant afford a plumber cant really afford a new mixer tap any suggestions.!! I am a woman LOL please

 

[chrishutt]

In theory what you have done should have cured the problem. So either you used the wrong washers or didn't cut the seating properly. Are the taps very old? Look carefully at the seats - do they have a little groove across them caused by water leaking over many years? If so, cut deeper with re-seating tool until there is no trace of the groove left. All the above usually applies only to high pressure taps - typically the cold side.

 

[kaye]

thankyou for the reply... i had the right washers as plumbers merchant matched my old one ...so i guess i shall have a go at fitting a new mixer tap and hopefully i'll have no more prob's

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p.s i have looked again there are no grooves completely smooth...

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please note 10a which is here

 

[ChrisR]

It is known for tap bodies to go porous, especially in soft water areas. In which case a new tap is about the only answer. Try Bristan as a replacement, they're cheapish but reasonable quality, and widely sold on the net.

 

[chrishutt]

It is known for tap bodies to go porous, especially in soft water areas

Not in Zummerzet, zurely?

 

[ChrisR]

I lazt zaw it in zuzzex.
I doesn't have to be soft water!