Tap keeps flowing back!

[rezarf]

Got this installed along with new bathroom last year.

The tap is a nightmare, if the flow is slow it runs back on itself, soaking the vanity unit.

Is it just this type if tap or can i adjust the angle to stop it flowing back?

 

[Deleted member 267285]

Probably just the type of tap. Just make sure the vanity unit isn’t running back too.

 

[Sonic70]

Get a different tap with longer spout. As above check unit isnt running back to.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

Poor design of tap. If the pressure is too great then they tend to overspill the basin

 

[rezarf]

Thanks for the advice, I thought a new tap would be needed.

I agree poor design when paired with this sink vanity unit.

 

[bernardgreen]

You could try adding a drip bead to force water to drip into the basin and not run along the underside of the spout. A line of silicon sealant or similar could be used to create a temporary bead to protect the vanity unit until a new suitable tap can be obtained,

 

[rezarf]

You could try adding a drip bead to force water to drip into the basin and not run along the underside of the spout. A line of silicon sealant or similar could be used to create a temporary bead to protect the vanity unit until a new suitable tap can be obtained,

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Thanks, will give that a shot.

 

[JohnD]

Please photograph the tap from underneath, to show the hole the water comes out of.

There should be a screw-in insert.

 

[Madrab]

Please photograph the tap from underneath, to show the hole the water comes out of.

There should be a screw-in insert.

It's a waterfall tap, there isn't a hole or aerator underneath??? .... it's meant to flow out over the edge of the spout.

OP, check underneath the lip and spout is shiny clean, if there's gunge or grime there it can sometimes catch and pull the water backwards

 

[JohnD]

It's a waterfall tap

Oh

Then it should have a bit of slope on it.

How does it look with a spirit level?