Quarter Turn Leaking tap

dball

I've a dual quarter turn tap that is leaking - dripping constantly.

I've resolved the drips by slightly turning the tap on.
While this has stopped the drips i am guessing this quick fix will eventually stop working and Ill need to fix properly

Is the tap finished or can this be repaired by tightening something?
Anyone?

my3cents

Replace the guts of it.

They use a ceramic valve and afaik you have to replace the internals of the valve but they should be fairly easy to get. eg https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=ceramic+valve

dball

thanks

Up Donegal

my3cents wrote: »

Replace the guts of it.

They use a ceramic valve and afaik you have to replace the internals of the valve but they should be fairly easy to get. eg https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=ceramic+valve

Correct check, my3cents!

DublinDilbert

Strip it down, I’ve seen the rubber seals in these with a crack or lime scale on the ceramic plates. If the seal is ok put the ceramic washers in lime scale remover.

Idioteque

Those ceramic valves are usually pretty good and can be hard to match the exact cartridges.

Before buying a new cartridge, I'd remove the current one and have a look at the seat that it sits on, often there's a build-up of limescale which stops the cartridge sitting perfectly flush and that's where the water seeps from. It you feel it with your finger you'll be able to tell if it feels rough (should be smooth).

If it is rough, you can pick up a reseating tool for €12. They are dead easy to use and handy to have anyway as sometime you'll replace washers etc. and the leak won't be fixed because it's the tap seat that's the problem.

my3cents

Idioteque wrote: »

Those ceramic valves are usually pretty good and can be hard to match the exact cartridges.

Before buying a new cartridge, I'd remove the current one and have a look at the seat that it sits on, often there's a build-up of limescale which stops the cartridge sitting perfectly flush and that's where the water seeps from. It you feel it with your finger you'll be able to tell if it feels rough (should be smooth).

If it is rough, you can pick up a reseating tool for €12. They are dead easy to use and handy to have anyway as sometime you'll replace washers etc. and the leak won't be fixed because it's the tap seat that's the problem.

Didn't think you could reseat a ceramic valve, part of the point of it is that its a ceramic on ceramic seal so no valve seat in the traditional sense that needs recutting.

Idioteque

my3cents wrote: »

Didn't think you could reseat a ceramic valve, part of the point of it is that its a ceramic on ceramic seal so no valve seat in the traditional sense that needs recutting.

The ceramic bit is usually in the middle of it (i.e. the valve) and normally on the bottom is a rubber washer.

Here's one I was fixing recently from a bathroom tap, the Red rubber washer being on the end.

my3cents

Idioteque wrote: »

The ceramic bit is usually in the middle of it (i.e. the valve) and normally on the bottom is a rubber washer.

Here's one I was fixing recently from a bathroom tap, the Red rubber washer being on the end.

But that isn't part of the valve thats the seal between the mechanism and tap which should never leak in the first place.