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fitting a new kitchen hot and cold tap

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:15 am
by Eribear (deleted)
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We need to know the size of the hole in the work top that the tap fits into...not sure if we will replace with Reich? Our not quite 2 year old Reich tap has the chrome peeling off the spout so we want to replace it before it splits and causes injury. Apart from the space issue...are we likely to encounter any other problems on our 2007 Triton 430? Any tips gratefully received!!


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RE: fitting a new kitchen hot and cold tap

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:17 am
by Pepé Le Pew | 2.752 Posts
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You probably know this already - and if you do, I apologise - but depending on what type of Reich tap you've got, the spout may well be replaceable on its own.

If it's a Twist tap similar to this one, you can get a replacement spout Werbung: here. It's just a matter of checking that it's a push fit spout and not a screw-on one. If you twiddle it round and round and it shows no sign of coming off, it's a push fit...

As far as I can see the mounting hole is 39mm, but if you do decide to replace the entire thing, taking off the old one beforehand would provide you with a useful dry run, allow you to make sure there's nothing else that needs fixing at the same time and to measure the hole to be certain.

And there's one other thing. The microswitches in these taps don't last forever, and although they are relatively easy to replace, installing a relay in the tap's switching circuit will make it last a lot longer, prevent it burning out prematurely and cost less in parts than a new one.

It's a pretty simple modification.

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RE: fitting a new kitchen hot and cold tap

in Improving your pride and joy and how to fix things Thu Dec 10, 2015 9:26 am
by Eribear (deleted)
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Thanks ever so much Pepe am off to have a look at what we've got now!!!


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