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Tap washer replacement problems.
Modern tap washer replacement
How to Fix a Dripping Tap and Reseat a Tap Valve
One of the most common problems encountered in the home is a dripping tap and it remains one of the most misleading as the go to solution is to just change the tap washer, but this isn’t always the cause.
The problem in some cases is the valve seat that the washer sits on when the tap is closed.
In this project we look at both potential causes, the tap washer and the valve seat, and see how both can be easily fixed.
Ceramic Disc Cartridge or Rubber Tap Washer?
There are in essence 2 different types of tap that you will encounter in kitchens and bathrooms; the old style single pillar tap and the more modern monoblock tap.
Older style pillar taps tend to use washers to control the flow of water from a tap whereas modern monoblock taps use a ceramic disc cartridge.
So, if you have a single tap that looks like any of the taps below the below image then read on, this project is for you.
However if you have a monoblock tap that looks like the image directly below, see our project here on ceramic disc cartridges for help on how to re
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