How do I dismantle the kitchen tap? (1 Viewer)

[Puddleduck]

The kitchen tap in the motorhome is leaking when the hot water is running - I'm hoping it's just a case of replacing the O ring and maybe a bit of copper paste but how do I get the thing apart please? I don't want to do terminal damage.

 

[tonyidle]

The kitchen tap in the motorhome is leaking when the hot water is running - I'm hoping it's just a case of replacing the O ring and maybe a bit of copper paste but how do I get the thing apart please? I don't want to do terminal damage.

What sort of tap?

 

[Trevor Wbm]

Photos please, topside and under the sink.

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[Nanniemate]

if it is one of these here is a big plastic nut on the bottom but you will have to disconnect the tails also , be careful if the ta is getting on they are fragile

 

[Puddleduck]

View attachment 543839 if it is one of these here is a big plastic nut on the bottom but you will have to disconnect the tails also , be careful if the ta is getting on they are fragile

Yes, that's it.

I don't think I can get to the bottom of it as it's behind the sink and there is no way I can see to get to it without taking out the hob, the worktop and the sink

I was hoping there was a way to get the spout bit off without taking the tap out as it's leaking from where the spray arm swivels.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Yes, that's it.

I don't think I can get to the bottom of it as it's behind the sink and there is no way I can see to get to it without taking out the hob, the worktop and the sink

I was hoping there was a way to get the spout bit off without taking the tap out as it's leaking from where the spray arm swivels.

I just replace the house tap when it goes wrong, they aren't too dear and even if you can repair it, it might not last very long.

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[Nanniemate]

We took the sink out (notice I say we, I had a lot of help from fab Funsters ) trouble was the tap was so old something else perished on it so bought a new one in the end and fitted that, no problems now

But I did have to use 2 jubilee clips on each tail fitting as the power of the pump was too much for the push fitting

this was the cheapest I could find and they are going up quite quickly

Comet Florenz "Smev Tap" AC539 Hot & Cold Mixer Caravan Motorhome Campervan | eBay

Our most popular tap. We have ours fitted with tails and 12mm male stems on the end designed to be used with 12mm push fit fittings. Complete with micro switch (So can be used on a pressure system or a micro switch system).

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[Puddleduck]

I just replace the house tap when it goes wrong, they aren't too dear and even if you can repair it, it might not last very long.

It's the one in the motorhome with a microswitch.

 

[Puddleduck]

We took the sink out (notice I say we, I had a lot of help from fab Funsters ) trouble was the tap was so old something else perished on it so bought a new one in the end and fitted that, no problems now

this was the cheapest I could find and they are going up quite quickly

Comet Florenz "Smev Tap" AC539 Hot & Cold Mixer Caravan Motorhome Campervan | eBay

Our most popular tap. We have ours fitted with tails and 12mm male stems on the end designed to be used with 12mm push fit fittings. Complete with micro switch (So can be used on a pressure system or a micro switch system).

www.ebay.co.uk

Taking the sink out isn't really an option as we'd have to dismantle the whole kitchen and something would definitely get broken in the process.

I think I will have to live with it, putting an absorbent cloth under the leak unless LSX would work.

Probably just a washer

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[Nanniemate]

my sink is similar to this (no my van)

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Easiest option is take the sink out imo

 

[Puddleduck]

The sink is fitted under the work bench

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[Puddleduck]

Sorry I can't get a photo of underneath - it's all sealed in so just a sheet of aluminium (?) which is under the bottom of the sink and above the top of the top drawer. I assume to stop anything from the top drawer getting stuck behind the sink and jamming the drawer.

.Sorry I haven't got round to cleaning the sink after our last trip - a job for tomorrow!

You can see the sink is fitted under the workbench - the grey moulded trim seals the worktop over the sink and also provides a rest for a cover. To remove the worktop I'd also have to remove the hob and that just isn't going to happen.

 

[Nanniemate]

put your phone underneath and take a photo you may find that there are little clamps holding the sink to the top and the seal fits over it , Getting the sink back in was not an easy job on mine. is there a cupboard user the sink?

I used the mobile phone torch (really bright and small) and my old Dads shaving mirror to see what was going on and how it was fitted

then took it all apart and shouted for help from Funsters when I could not put it back together

 

[Puddleduck]

I tried to take a photo but the guard just throws back the light if I use the flash and it's too dark without I've also tried to have a look underneath using a torch and mirror but it's just a solid piece of metal sheet as far as I can see and not the bottom of the sink as the guard goes all the way across the unit side to side and as far back as I can see - certianly bigger than the sink. I can't see how that is fastened in at all so think it must have been built bottom up and the fasteners can only be got at from above.

There are a set of drawers under the sink which are on retaining clips and I don't want to take them out as I've already broken a drawer at the back of the van by trying to do that The drawers don't tilt at an angle and lift out and the clips that retain them don't appear to have a none destructive way of getting them off.

Ideally I just want to take the long swivel part off the tap to replace any seal there is (that's where the leak is) and not take the tap out at all. I was hoping it would be an easy twist off or even a tiny grub screw to take it off but looks like it's not.

If I can't get the tap apart I will leave it well alone as taking the sink out is a massive job which I am unwilling to even attempt given the family situation. I'd hate to take it all apart and then have to dash off because of the next parental crisis and have no kitchen when I am away.

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[Nanniemate]

I tried to take a photo but the guard just throws back the light if I use the flash and it's too dark without I've also tried to have a look underneath using a torch and mirror but it's just a solid piece of metal sheet as far as I can see and not the bottom of the sink as the guard goes all the way across the unit side to side and as far back as I can see - certianly bigger than the sink. I can't see how that is fastened in at all so think it must have been built bottom up and the fasteners can only be got at from above.

There are a set of drawers under the sink which are on retaining clips and I don't want to take them out as I've already broken a drawer at the back of the van by trying to do that The drawers don't tilt at an angle and lift out and the clips that retain them don't appear to have a none destructive way of getting them off.

Ideally I just want to take the long swivel part off the tap to replace any seal there is (that's where the leak is) and not take the tap out at all. I was hoping it would be an easy twist off or even a tiny grub screw to take it off but looks like it's not.

If I can't get the tap apart I will leave it well alone as taking the sink out is a massive job which I am unwilling to even attempt given the family situation. I'd hate to take it all apart and then have to dash off because of the next parental crisis and have no kitchen when I am away.

I fully understand I had a weekend away with the sink no fully sealed and used the washing up bowl but the tap worked it seems to me that what seems to be straightforward in vans is never as you think

 

[Puddleduck]

Found this on You Tube



thanks to ShiftZZ and Robert Clark here:



So when I can be bothered I'll see what I can do. Raining hard today so might have a look this afternoon - or maybe not! I'm still doing laundry after being at the parents Next job probably starting the ironing so I can put stuff away in their boxes.

 

[Nanniemate]

Found this on You Tube



thanks to ShiftZZ and Robert Clark here:



So when I can be bothered I'll see what I can do. Raining hard today so might have a look this afternoon - or maybe not! I'm still doing laundry after being at the parents Next job probably starting the ironing so I can put stuff away in their boxes.

my fittings for the taps are permanent

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[Puddleduck]

Mine may also be but as most of the fittings appear to be Reich it's worth checking to see if it will come apart.

I just don't see why they would have made it impossible to do basic maintenance without dismantling the kitchen. Anyway worth a look and I won't force anything.

 

[sonny]

My swivel tap and the nozzle pull off not a screw fitting

 

[Stealaway]

Mine may also be but as most of the fittings appear to be Reich it's worth checking to see if it will come apart.

If you can get it apart Reich often do replacement cartridges - cheap on eBay

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[The Wino]

Theres another thread on here with a video of how to take the casette out of the tap it was on the thread title is" leaking tap"

 

[Manic]

Sorry I can't get a photo of underneath - it's all sealed in so just a sheet of aluminium (?) which is under the bottom of the sink and above the top of the top drawer. I assume to stop anything from the top drawer getting stuck behind the sink and jamming the drawer.View attachment 544095
.Sorry I haven't got round to cleaning the sink after our last trip - a job for tomorrow!

You can see the sink is fitted under the workbench - the grey moulded trim seals the worktop over the sink and also provides a rest for a cover. To remove the worktop I'd also have to remove the hob and that just isn't going to happen.

if it’s leaking from the joint you arrowed , the spout tend to split on the mould line. You can but new spout or you could try pulling the spout off and putting some sealant around the spigot and refitting.

 

[Nanniemate]

I have a spout on the old tap

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[stevefrance64]

Hi

Is the hot and cold button central on the top of the tap if so there may be a screw underneath its rare to dismantle a tap from below especially if it contains a micro switch
Steve

 

[Spriddler]

I'm pretty sure that the joint which you show as leaking is to enable fitting the tap with a choice of long or short reach spouts dependent upon the distance from the tap to the sink. In which case I'd say it has a seal between the two pieces, probably a recessed 'O' ring. Can't help with how to separate them but if it's leaking the spout is unlikely to be permanently fixed to the main part.

 

[Puddleduck]

Theres another thread on here with a video of how to take the casette out of the tap it was on the thread title is" leaking tap"

As referenced in my post #17 above

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[DBK]

Sorry I haven't got round to cleaning the sink after our last trip - a job for tomorrow!

Just let a duckling loose in it as per your avatar. It will soon clean it up.

 

[The Wino]

Just let a duckling loose in it as per your avatar. It will soon clean it up.

Thats a quackers idea

 

[Puddleduck]

Just let a duckling loose in it as per your avatar. It will soon clean it up.

Thats a quackers idea

Have you seen what happens when a duck swims round and round? Cleanliness is far from reality!

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