FabSwingers.com forum: Bath tap

By *igerstyle2k2 OP Man
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

Hi all,

I have a problem with the hot water tap on my bath.

It suddenly seems to have a reduced flow of water, to the point of fully opening it and not getting a full flow of water, and just a touch stiff to open.

Would anyone have any ideas how I could fix this?

Thanks in advance if anyone has any tips!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What type of tap?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Better question

Is it a mixer tap or individual hot & cold taps?

Could be something as simple as the wash let inside the tap, really easy to replace.

isolate the water to the tap before taking it apart to check

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *igerstyle2k2 OP Man
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

A single classic bath tap.

I don't have a mixer tap.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *igerstyle2k2 OP Man
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

Not isolating the water before taking it apart would increase the flow of water...

Thanks for the advice!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Is it full of lime scale?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *igerstyle2k2 OP Man
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

I'm going to take it apart tomorrow and have a look.

I've given the tap a spray of some limescale cleaner spray stuff.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

how old is it?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *igerstyle2k2 OP Man
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

It's pretty old. 10 years plus.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It'll be clogged up with limescale inside.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can buy replacement internals for taps. Its a 2 minute job to strip out the old one and replace it

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

just clocked where you live .... could well be limescale .... hopefully it's not right through your hot water circuit, boiler, tank etc. cos that area is terrible for limescale

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *igerstyle2k2 OP Man
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

Thanks guys!

I'll have a look inside it tomorrow and see if I can figure it out.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

Post new Message to Thread