Leaky tap problem

[zafod37]

If this has been on before my apologies, I did try a search but couldnt find a similar type of tap.

I took the cold tap in the kitchen apart to change the washer cause the leak was getting annoying. I have hit a wee snag though. I havent come across this type before so I have taken a couple of poor pictures to see if you can tell me how to change the tap washer.

It has an oring near the top of the head stack, then a wee red plastic type disc/washer near the bottom, see the pics for 'cough' details.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f369/zafod37/Tap/tapbottom.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f369/zafod37/Tap/tapside.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f369/zafod37/Tap/Tap3.jpg


Advice is welcomed.
Mark

the links work now

 

[landyandy]

Pics not loading!!

 

[Newboy]

You have a ceramic 1/4 turn cartridge - no washer to change!

You can replace the ceramic discs but it's quicker and easier to replace the cartridge. Take the cartridge and tap head to a decent plumbers merchant (the tap head to make sure that the new cartridge has the same number of splines and fits the head)

 

[Goldspoon]

B&Q have some usually

 

[zafod37]

Hello,
Thank you for all of your help, I am in a kinda of remote area and done have any plumbers merchants within a reasonable distsnce, the neares B&Q is Edinburgh, but I have to rely on public transpot.. coupled with the fact that when I rang them this morning they had no idea what I was talking about.

I live in a house belonging to a housing association, I didnt want to bother them if t was just a matter of a washer, but i couldnt even find what I needed on the web.

So I will phone the housing association on Monday and get them to sort it out. It was so much simpler with the old taps.

Thank again folks

Mark