Tap Washer

[R1-Jay]

My bathroom tap has started leaking, and ive taken bits apart but can not find there the washer is to replace to stop the leak, anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

[R1-Jay]

[whitechief]

You've only taken the cover off the tap, you have to remove the valve and the washer is on the bottom of it.

http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/plumbing/tap-washer-repl...

[Ferg]

It looks very much like it's a ceramic disc tap though so won't have a washer. You'll most likely have to replace the cartridge which will mean identifying the tap manufacturer.

[blueg33]

Ferg said:

It looks very much like it's a ceramic disc tap though so won't have a washer. You'll most likely have to replace the cartridge which will mean identifying the tap manufacturer.

It looks like a regular tap to me, not a ceramic disk. Most regular taps are pretty standard and you can but a ceramic disk insert from B&Q, it just screws in.

Dont forget to turn the water off at a service valve before changing

[essexplumber]

blueg33 said:

Ferg said:

It looks very much like it's a ceramic disc tap though so won't have a washer. You'll most likely have to replace the cartridge which will mean identifying the tap manufacturer.

It looks like a regular tap to me, not a ceramic disk. Most regular taps are pretty standard and you can but a ceramic disk insert from B&Q, it just screws in.

Dont forget to turn the water off at a service valve before changing

If there are any ball-o-fix's. Otherwise you hunting round the airing cupboard shutting off valves, then they may have seized. Just get a plumber in mate.

[blueg33]

essexplumber said:

blueg33 said:

Ferg said:

It looks very much like it's a ceramic disc tap though so won't have a washer. You'll most likely have to replace the cartridge which will mean identifying the tap manufacturer.

It looks like a regular tap to me, not a ceramic disk. Most regular taps are pretty standard and you can but a ceramic disk insert from B&Q, it just screws in.

Dont forget to turn the water off at a service valve before changing

If there are any ball-o-fix's. Otherwise you hunting round the airing cupboard shutting off valves, then they may have seized. Just get a plumber in mate.

TBH, if you don't know what you are doing Essex Plumber is dead right. Your question implies that you don't know, and water makes one heck of a mess if you cock it up!

[Ferg]

blueg33 said:

Ferg said:

It looks very much like it's a ceramic disc tap though so won't have a washer. You'll most likely have to replace the cartridge which will mean identifying the tap manufacturer.

It looks like a regular tap to me, not a ceramic disk.

Look again at the top of the cartridge in the lower picture. That looks very like the 90 degree register plate on the top of a ceramic disc cartridge which allows conversion from quarter-turn clockwise to quarter turn anti-clockwise.

blueg33 said:

Most regular taps are pretty standard and you can but a ceramic disk insert from B&Q, it just screws in.

Regular taps are indeed standard. BS 1010 or more likely BS 5412. However, although you can certainly buy BS5412 ceramic cartridges quite easily, a lot of this type of ceramic disc tap do not use BS5412 threads.

[blueg33]

Ferg said:

blueg33 said:

Ferg said:

It looks very much like it's a ceramic disc tap though so won't have a washer. You'll most likely have to replace the cartridge which will mean identifying the tap manufacturer.

It looks like a regular tap to me, not a ceramic disk.

Look again at the top of the cartridge in the lower picture. That looks very like the 90 degree register plate on the top of a ceramic disc cartridge which allows conversion from quarter-turn clockwise to quarter turn anti-clockwise.

blueg33 said:

Most regular taps are pretty standard and you can but a ceramic disk insert from B&Q, it just screws in.

Regular taps are indeed standard. BS 1010 or more likely BS 5412. However, although you can certainly buy BS5412 ceramic cartridges quite easily, a lot of this type of ceramic disc tap do not use BS5412 threads.

I bow to your greater knowledge. However, I have a very similar tap and bought the BS5412 size ceramic cartridge with screwed straight in, the originals used leaky rubber washers. B&Q was the supplier