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Can anyone tell what the thing pictured below is? It's out of a kitchen mixer tap and is knackered. having a bit of trouble locating a new one.
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Tap valve. Take it to your nearest plumb merchant
Why is it knackered? Surely it wil only need a washer?
The thread which pushes the plunger down is stripped.
Found one on ebay, thanks fellas
Why not get a new tap? An equivalent won't cost more than 50 quid and be nice and shiny new
TheFunkyMonkey
Why not get a new tap? An equivalent won't cost more than 50 quid and be nice and shiny new
Can't wait until your bottom bracket breaks/wears!
New bike?
Why not get a new tap? An equivalent won't cost more than 50 quid and be nice and shiny new
Eh? The valve cost £4 and will take 7 mins to put in. The existing tap is perfectly shiny. Why spend £50, and probably a couple of hours replacing the whole thing?
The last time I changed a ceramic disc valve there were two sizes of splines for the tap head.
Called tap revivers/tap restorers.
Like has been said above, you may find the splines of a new reviver are a different size or the stem is longer, so you'd be best of buying a reviver with a tap head included. Plumbase are the cheapest near me
Yeah seems to be either 20 or 24 splines, and 1/2" or 3/4" diameter. Larger ones are for baths, smaller for taps. I think I may now be STWs resident expert on replacement valves for taps 🙂
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Called tap revivers/tap restorers.
Like has been said above, you may find the splines of a new reviver are a different size or the stem is longer, so you'd be best of buying a reviver with a tap head included. Plumbase are the cheapest near me
They're actually called tap valves. you can buy a tap reviver kit which is the valve plus the tap head.
Previous posts are correct in saying the splines may be different, there are literally thousands of different styles and sizes of valve. Take the valve and your tap head to a proper plumber's merchant (not B&Q, Homebase etc.) and they'll find you a match. You should also make sure the screw fits into the top of the new valve.