tap head removal

[AndyBill]

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hi,
not sure if i attached the photo or not!! but if i did can anyone tell me how to get the tap heads off this type of tap?

its a heritage belmonte mixer tap

cheers
Andy

 

[OwainDIYer]

 

[AndyBill]

i was intending on replacing the tap heads after changing the cartridge not slicing them in half!

 

[seco services]

You more likely find the top silver cap unscrews.

 

[dreadnoughtheating]

The top domes above the gold rims are removable if you twist them anticlockwise, you will need a tea towel or similar to grip them without marking them, under that top tap is a screw holding the rest on.

Good luck.

DH

EDIT - Seco got there first....

 

[seco services]

EDIT - Seco got there first....

Beat you today.

 

[AndyBill]

can they be unscrewed by hand ?

 

[seco services]

Useally but they can be a bugger depending who done them up.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Damn, lost me string again.

 

[seco services]

Damn, lost me string again.

Always keep it nearby, you'll never know when you need it.

 

[AndyBill]

is there any way to get them off if there tight?

not much grip to get a wrench on them is there?

 

[seco services]

Doubt you'll grip that with a wrench it's domed.
as for marking it.

If you can't do it with a rag etc i have removed them by putting the palm of your hand on top pushing down and twist.

 

[AndyBill]

tried unscrewing the cap but it wont budge, sprayed wd40 on it etc
used rubber grip gloves, but no good!!!

any more suggestions??


i know now that they screw off as the ones on the basin unscrew easy enough.

would the limescale stick them shut?

 

[ChrisOxford]

Try rubbery washing up gloves to give you a bit of extra grip.

Seco's pushing down trick might help too.

Have you tried heating them (hairdyer, or water from the kettle)?

And carefully run a pin around the periphery (where they meet the gold) to scrape off any scale that's possibly helping to hold them tight.

You'll get there

 

[AndyBill]

yes i tried gloves with the rubber bits stuck to them,
got a good grip but wouldnt budge!

wont heating them make them expand and get tighter?

and tried running a pin around the edge along with wd40

ok ill keep trying

thanks