I have a single lever monobloc tap in the bathroom which squeaks/grinds whenever anyone turns the handle.
I've been able to stop the noise using a bit of wd-40 but the squeak has come back after a week of silence. Anyway I suspect that wd-40 and the rubber washer don't go together too well.
What can I do to cure it? Any ideas?
Cheers, Mark, M/cr
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Vaseline will last longer than WD40. If you grease the moving parts, and that stops the squeak but it returns after the grease has disappeared, then that is confirmation that the tap innards are knackered. The only cure, in my opinion, is to replace the ceramic cartridge, but unless you know the tap's make and model number, and the part is still available, it can be very difficult/impossible to get an exact match. If you can't get a replacement cartridge then the only cure is probably a new tap. You could ignore the squeak.
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I guess I'll have to put up with it until it becomes UNBEARABLE...
so it would seem the disc isn't rubber at all but ceramic? who would have guessed...Vaseline it is then!
Cheers again, Mark
What abourt rubbing the ceramic surface with pencil lead (graphite)? that might lubricate and also last longer. Robert
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