Dripping Mixer Tap | Leaky Faucet | FREE DIY Repair | Kitchen tap fix

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  • Опубліковано 6 вер 2019
  • How to perform a quick and easy repair to a dripping leaky mixer tap.
    Remove the cartridge containing the ceramic parts.
    Often limescale and other debris can get caught in the tap causing it to drip or leak.
    #drip #dripping #leak #leaking #tap #kitchentap #kitchenfaucet #tapfix #diyrepair

КОМЕНТАРІ • 71

  • @richcunningham7596
    @richcunningham7596 4 місяці тому +2

    This fixed it for me! No need to replace anything...just a good clean required. 🙂

  • @user-rz6ht8wt3p
    @user-rz6ht8wt3p Рік тому +7

    Thank you for this. I was on the point of buying a replacement cartridge when I found your video. It really was an easy job to strip and clean the old one and my mixer tap no longer drips.

  • @timerkiert4731
    @timerkiert4731 3 роки тому +6

    Thanks for the video.
    Ours has been dripping for a while but now have the confidence to fix it

  • @TC-jg3cz
    @TC-jg3cz 11 місяців тому +1

    Just done exactly this. Fixed my leaking tap. Thanks man.

  • @shawndsouza8277
    @shawndsouza8277 11 місяців тому

    The same here Daves, you are a Superstar! Our Hero! You saved the day!

  • @shirleymallett9082
    @shirleymallett9082 2 роки тому +4

    Slightly different taps, but the innards were the same. Thanks for the help. :)

  • @sarkster
    @sarkster 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks. Managed to sort my leaking mixer a after watching this.

  • @zarularif5466
    @zarularif5466 2 місяці тому +1

    Your video are so detail.. We are so satisfied.. Your kindness last forever.. Thank you sir 😊🎉

  • @m0rf92
    @m0rf92 9 місяців тому +1

    Very amazing video, it stopped my tap from dripping! Thank you!

  • @i.b.i3344
    @i.b.i3344 2 роки тому

    Thank you Daves for the lesson..its encourage me to DIY..........

  • @leonbailey2210
    @leonbailey2210 Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much, saved me a fortune

  • @kashfox1050
    @kashfox1050 3 роки тому +4

    This helped me fix our faucet. Though, I used a different approach because the reason why our faucet is leaking is different from the one on this video + our faucet's handle is a different one. Still, this video is a great help :) Thanks!!!

  • @andrewboyle9057
    @andrewboyle9057 11 місяців тому

    Thank you so much. Worked perfectly!

  • @harrybond9282
    @harrybond9282 3 роки тому +3

    EXCELLENT SIMPLE SOLUTION VERY NICE
    NO LANGUAGE BARRIER

  • @TheCarpentersDaughterUK
    @TheCarpentersDaughterUK Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the vid! We didn't know how to access it and just nipped it up a quarter turn and it stopped dripping!

  • @deepakb06
    @deepakb06 9 місяців тому

    Brilliant, thanks worked perfectly.

  • @joeburgess9131
    @joeburgess9131 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this!

  • @Kimbo__86
    @Kimbo__86 Рік тому +1

    Worked first go, legend thank you

  • @rishabhyanki2577
    @rishabhyanki2577 4 роки тому +1

    This was helpful.. thanks

  • @MrJaikCampbell
    @MrJaikCampbell 2 місяці тому +1

    The music is superb. I didn't watch the video. I just stayed for the music... thanks...

  • @liammarlow6052
    @liammarlow6052 6 місяців тому +2

    I've just been to toolstation and bought a new pair for £6, leak has stopped 👍

  • @realaledrinker.
    @realaledrinker. Рік тому +1

    Thanks for video... just saved me loads of money from getting a new tap... Happy days😁

  • @paulelemental2489
    @paulelemental2489 3 роки тому +8

    Nice one Dave, stopped the missus nagging for a while...

  • @mark.e.p
    @mark.e.p 2 роки тому +2

    Good video just make sure you get the correct cartridge as there's a few different sizes with different spindle lengths.

  • @gilessteve
    @gilessteve 4 роки тому +3

    A tiny dab of Lithium grease on the opposing faces of the ceramic parts worked for me.

  • @danny24111961
    @danny24111961 5 місяців тому

    Many thanks for your Vedio saved the day

  • @1nker
    @1nker Рік тому

    Thanks I’ll need to get a 17mm long socket to get the cartridge out.

  • @wibble1956
    @wibble1956 3 роки тому +2

    Great little vide

  • @stephenlacey5784
    @stephenlacey5784 11 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for this. I'm usually cackhanded at this sort of thing. Worked a treat. Would just query your choice of descaler and that you put your hand in it? I used 50% white vinegar and water.

  • @ToysWithMinnieandBoo
    @ToysWithMinnieandBoo 4 роки тому +2

    Wow thanks for the tip just want I needed to help me fix my leaky tap 👍

  • @thesecretlifeofhuman
    @thesecretlifeofhuman 2 місяці тому

    Great, if you already have all the tools and don’t need to fork out for them 😊

  • @PoundShopOrwell
    @PoundShopOrwell 9 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for this but my taps have no grub screw so how do I remove them please?!

    • @damo0078
      @damo0078 6 місяців тому

      Remove red and blue colour caps at the sides of the taps revealing screws inside.

  • @JamesMooreMarketing
    @JamesMooreMarketing 7 місяців тому

    So they just need cleaning not replacing. Thanks ❤

  • @Goodfellaz999
    @Goodfellaz999 Рік тому +17

    How do you find out if its the cold water cartridge or the hot water cartridge that needs cleaning or replacing if there's a drip from the faucet?

    • @tommydrain6582
      @tommydrain6582 Рік тому +7

      You could pick the cold or hot inlet (isolator or gate valve) and if the drip stops then that's the tap that needs cleaned. If not it's the other but do the isolator test first to check,

  • @schandrakalalaxmilaxmi3129
    @schandrakalalaxmilaxmi3129 3 роки тому

    Supper ok

  • @dph9885
    @dph9885 3 роки тому +4

    @4:04 I thought he was going to drink the remaining descaling fluid

  • @jonnyholt3944
    @jonnyholt3944 2 роки тому +10

    How do you know which cartridge needs cleaning or is it usually the cold? Or pot luck?

  • @SH-sf7qe
    @SH-sf7qe Рік тому +1

    Great video! Could I ask a question..our kitchen mixer tap is a similar design to the one in this video, but seems to be leaking from the very base (ie where the chrome sits on the countertop) and not just from the base of the spout. Do you think this can be fixed by replacing the o-rings and/or the tap cartridges, or should I be looking for something else? Many thanks in advance!

    • @DavesdoorsCoUk
      @DavesdoorsCoUk  Рік тому +1

      Possibly the connectors (threaded ends on the flexible pipe connecting to the water supply) if not maybe inside the tap and a replacment needed...

    • @SH-sf7qe
      @SH-sf7qe Рік тому

      @@DavesdoorsCoUk Thank you!

  • @nameissuraj
    @nameissuraj 4 роки тому +5

    Desperately need to know the name of the tool used to remove the tap handle. Someone help please

    • @nameissuraj
      @nameissuraj 3 роки тому

      @@docdelete thank you. Figured it out a bit later. The key hole was a bit inaccessible to take a decent pic and check. Later tried with the different Allens and bingo, one worked

  • @AndyMJF
    @AndyMJF 10 місяців тому

    I have a leak from the actual tap handle. So do i need to go through this exact same process?

  • @euandyer
    @euandyer Рік тому

    Can you remove the cartridge with pliers?

  • @michaelmcmillan8814
    @michaelmcmillan8814 9 місяців тому

    How do you find out which tap is making the drip? Hot or cold?

  • @AwakeTruthSeeker
    @AwakeTruthSeeker 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the info, but what were the actual tools you used to unscrew the tap handles and to unscrew the cartridges? Sorry, but I am a beginner to this.

    • @DavesdoorsCoUk
      @DavesdoorsCoUk  3 роки тому +2

      Socket wrench and Allen keys 👍

    • @arunkurhe1
      @arunkurhe1 3 місяці тому

      What size Allen key you used to loosen the tap?

  • @theojustinponte7608
    @theojustinponte7608 Рік тому

    How to remove lever without a locking screw

  • @tine8849
    @tine8849 Рік тому

    1:03 I undid the screw but my mixer tap handle isn't coming off, what now?

  • @briannapaulabrittanyramosy1857
    @briannapaulabrittanyramosy1857 2 роки тому

    Theres a leak also on my faucet. But only drops. And ive checked my water meter its not rotating.why is that happening? But its is rotating when i really open the faucets

  • @Euclidean3141
    @Euclidean3141 4 місяці тому

    Ok but you should have first said to prepare a glass of water for cleaning if shutting off the water supply at the mains before disassembling the tap 😂

  • @robertgalka5388
    @robertgalka5388 Рік тому

    now drips twice as much,thanks a lot...

  • @AbdulAhad-nb6wl
    @AbdulAhad-nb6wl Рік тому +1

    What is the name of the tool you used to open the handle cap??

  • @dicarpio2177
    @dicarpio2177 Рік тому

    Just tried this, put it all back together and now the tap wont turn off at all! Whoops!

  • @suzieflynn4783
    @suzieflynn4783 2 роки тому

    What is the tool that you used to take the tap handle off?

  • @devkainth7018
    @devkainth7018 3 роки тому +2

    Hi, thanks for sharing the video. I actually have a very similar tap. How do I find out what size cartridge I'd need?
    Also, mine is dripping from the hot side. I have a hot water tank (not combi boiler) how can this be isolated? For the cold side it's just the stop cock, I can see that.

  • @damientech88
    @damientech88 8 місяців тому

    Mine works nothing like this

  • @youssefelancari1225
    @youssefelancari1225 Рік тому

    Don't waste water

  • @rayfinch824
    @rayfinch824 5 місяців тому

    Do you get paid by the HOUR!!!!!!!
    Bloody hope not!!!!!

  • @finley224
    @finley224 Рік тому

    So annoying no use to any one