Problem with Hot Water Tap

boccy23 wrote: »

In my bathroom I have separate Hot and Cold water taps. It is a standard style tap.

The Hot one has become stuck. It will only turn one full revolution before sticking and only a trickle is coming out.

Can I repair this without turning the water off to the hot part?

Any one seen something similar?

Its a common problem with hot taps, the tap rubber seal has become brittle and worn from the heat, as the seal becomes worn you tend to tighten the tap harder to close, more and more over time. This excessive tightening over a period of time can mess up the threads on the taps spindle, which causes the sticking as you mentioned, also if your experiencing hard water (limescale) this will also be included in the tap sticking.

Its handy enough to repair once you have the right tools, you will need to turn off the hot water supply. If your tap is a traditional 1/2" tap you will find replacement tap internals which will match most traditional style taps. If the tap is different than traditional you can purchase a tap internal with some extra plastic seals to make up the difference in seal size, called adapta tap internals, replacement heads included. All available in good plumbing supply shops.