Replacing washers on monoblock mixer tap

Dave Farrance · 2009-05-11T16:37:44+00:00

My kitchen sink tap: managed to get the cold tap's chromed collar off by wrapping maskingtape around it, gripping it hard with a mole wrench and unscrewing itanticlockwise with considerable force. It seems to be a rubbish designwith dissimilar metals that had corroded the screw threads together,despite being fitted just 4 years ago.The next bit is defeating me so far. I can't get the brass whatsit out tochange the washer. I've tried turning it both anticlockwise and clockwisewith enough force to risk ripping the whole thing from the sink. Anysuggestions? Are these normally unscrewed anticlockwise? I'd rather fixit than replace the whole tap if I can.

May 11, 2009 Last reply: 7 years ago 22 Replies

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Mark 7 years ago

if it a basin tap Wickes do a replacement for £3 most these have the same internal parts even if the spindle etc is different you can still rebuild your old tap, it normally only the bottom washer and ceramic valve parts that need replacing

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Andrew 7 years ago

First of all discover that the gate valves have seized up solid, so spend many frustrating hours trying to sort that out before saying 'sod it', and just using the time while the header tank is drained to fix all the leaking taps.

leave the sodding gate valves as they are (unless you have half done the job, so have no option but to sweat on).

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DerbyBorn 7 years ago

Are they ceramic - or conventional washered taps - with coarse thread to give quarter turn?

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