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Subject Topic: Fixing a leaking kitchen tap
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09/7/2018 at 9:45pm
 Location: Leicester
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Hi folks so we had a practice run in the motorhome this weekend before we set off to Italy next week everything was fine except for the kitchen tap decided to start leaking. I'm not sure if the hot weather has made things expand as it's never leaked before but it was leaking constantly even with the lever down. The water seemed to be coming from the base of the tap where there are a red and a blue angled connector to the pipes, but the pipes didn't appear to be leaking. We had to drain the water tank to stop it from leaking. Can anybody tell me are there washers inside the tap and can I change them or does it sound like I need to buy a new tap? I think it's a Reich Kama kitchen tap or very similar to that. Can anyone advise? Thanks very much Sam


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Easiest just to buy a new tap. Usually a standard item. Any large caravan shop should stock them.


10/7/2018 at 1:22pm
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Thanks Opensauce, new tap now ordered. I did find a 'you tube' video of the very same tap being dismantled so I was able to get inside it to find the washers which were supposed to be removable by taking a pin out but sadly my pin was rusted in and I wouldn't have been able to budge it without breaking something else so decided to buy a new one( will keep the micro switch and bits for spares). If anyone else has a similar tap though it's worth them knowing you can get inside it to change the washers or the cartridge. It was a Reich Kama tap.



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