Mistake!

Dec 26, 2025 Last reply: 6 months ago 1 Replies

Catering staff had been whinging about a sideways spurt of water from her J. Lewis fitted kitchen mixer tap.



Hard water here so I assumed limescale blockage at the outlet nozzle. Beyond finger tight so I applied modest force with some grips.



Turns out that the hot supply is fed up the Swan neck in a plastic tube and the plastic nozzle (now in two pieces) simply plugs in. Perhaps threaded or glued to the outer.



Installed 6 years back but not currently apparent on the JL spares list.



Job done!

Nearest comparable tap *Sygnet mixer tap*. Ebay found me a supplier in Yarmouth for the plastic nozzle fitting.

Once sufficient force was applied the sealing O rings allowed the spout to be removed from the taps body. Upside down in a bench vice it was easy to remove the broken plastic thread by gentle tapping.

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