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

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.
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  • @richcunningham7596
    @richcunningham75964 ай бұрын

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

  • @timerkiert4731
    @timerkiert47313 жыл бұрын

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

  • @user-rz6ht8wt3p
    @user-rz6ht8wt3p Жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @shawndsouza8277
    @shawndsouza827711 ай бұрын

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

  • @TC-jg3cz
    @TC-jg3cz11 ай бұрын

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

  • @zarularif5466
    @zarularif54662 ай бұрын

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

  • @m0rf92
    @m0rf929 ай бұрын

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

  • @leonbailey2210
    @leonbailey2210 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, saved me a fortune

  • @shirleymallett9082
    @shirleymallett90822 жыл бұрын

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

  • @sarkster
    @sarkster3 жыл бұрын

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

  • @andrewboyle9057
    @andrewboyle905711 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. Worked perfectly!

  • @i.b.i3344
    @i.b.i33442 жыл бұрын

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

  • @TheCarpentersDaughterUK
    @TheCarpentersDaughterUK Жыл бұрын

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

  • @Kimbo__86
    @Kimbo__86 Жыл бұрын

    Worked first go, legend thank you

  • @deepakb06
    @deepakb069 ай бұрын

    Brilliant, thanks worked perfectly.

  • @joeburgess9131
    @joeburgess9131 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this!

  • @kashfox1050
    @kashfox10503 жыл бұрын

    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!!!

  • @liammarlow6052
    @liammarlow60525 ай бұрын

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

  • @harrybond9282
    @harrybond92823 жыл бұрын

    EXCELLENT SIMPLE SOLUTION VERY NICE NO LANGUAGE BARRIER

  • @rishabhyanki2577
    @rishabhyanki25774 жыл бұрын

    This was helpful.. thanks

  • @MrJaikCampbell
    @MrJaikCampbell2 ай бұрын

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

  • @realaledrinker.
    @realaledrinker. Жыл бұрын

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

  • @danny24111961
    @danny241119615 ай бұрын

    Many thanks for your Vedio saved the day

  • @mark.e.p
    @mark.e.p2 жыл бұрын

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

  • @paulelemental2489
    @paulelemental24893 жыл бұрын

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

  • @stephenlacey5784
    @stephenlacey578410 ай бұрын

    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
    @ToysWithMinnieandBoo4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @PoundShopOrwell
    @PoundShopOrwell9 ай бұрын

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

  • @damo0078

    @damo0078

    6 ай бұрын

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

  • @Goodfellaz999
    @Goodfellaz999 Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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,

  • @1nker
    @1nker Жыл бұрын

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

  • @gilessteve
    @gilessteve4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @JamesMooreMarketing
    @JamesMooreMarketing7 ай бұрын

    So they just need cleaning not replacing. Thanks ❤

  • @AndyMJF
    @AndyMJF10 ай бұрын

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

  • @thesecretlifeofhuman
    @thesecretlifeofhuman2 ай бұрын

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

  • @SH-sf7qe
    @SH-sf7qe Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    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

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DavesdoorsCoUk Thank you!

  • @michaelmcmillan8814
    @michaelmcmillan88148 ай бұрын

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

  • @wibble1956
    @wibble19563 жыл бұрын

    Great little vide

  • @jonnyholt3944
    @jonnyholt39442 жыл бұрын

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

  • @nameissuraj
    @nameissuraj4 жыл бұрын

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

  • @nameissuraj

    @nameissuraj

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@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

  • @euandyer
    @euandyer Жыл бұрын

    Can you remove the cartridge with pliers?

  • @AwakeTruthSeeker
    @AwakeTruthSeeker3 жыл бұрын

    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 жыл бұрын

    Socket wrench and Allen keys 👍

  • @arunkurhe1

    @arunkurhe1

    3 ай бұрын

    What size Allen key you used to loosen the tap?

  • @dph9885
    @dph98853 жыл бұрын

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

  • @tine8849
    @tine8849 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @schandrakalalaxmilaxmi3129
    @schandrakalalaxmilaxmi31293 жыл бұрын

    Supper ok

  • @AbdulAhad-nb6wl
    @AbdulAhad-nb6wl Жыл бұрын

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

  • @lanceflanagan

    @lanceflanagan

    Жыл бұрын

    That's just an alley key

  • @theojustinponte7608
    @theojustinponte7608 Жыл бұрын

    How to remove lever without a locking screw

  • @briannapaulabrittanyramosy1857
    @briannapaulabrittanyramosy18572 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @craigwatts9692

    @craigwatts9692

    Жыл бұрын

    Store the water and sell for profit

  • @suzieflynn4783
    @suzieflynn47832 жыл бұрын

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

  • @DavesdoorsCoUk

    @DavesdoorsCoUk

    2 жыл бұрын

    A socket wrench

  • @suzieflynn4783

    @suzieflynn4783

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DavesdoorsCoUk thank you

  • @DavesdoorsCoUk

    @DavesdoorsCoUk

    2 жыл бұрын

    And Allen Key

  • @Euclidean3141
    @Euclidean31414 ай бұрын

    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 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @DavesdoorsCoUk

    @DavesdoorsCoUk

    Жыл бұрын

    😘

  • @devkainth7018
    @devkainth70183 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @dicarpio2177
    @dicarpio2177 Жыл бұрын

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

  • @damientech88
    @damientech887 ай бұрын

    Mine works nothing like this

  • @youssefelancari1225
    @youssefelancari1225 Жыл бұрын

    Don't waste water

  • @finley224
    @finley224 Жыл бұрын

    So annoying no use to any one

  • @rayfinch824
    @rayfinch8245 ай бұрын

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