Hi Paul.
Thanks for that, looks to me that Reich may have changed the design and that the Tap I have is not serviceable, so maybe now in the event of failure the whole Tap needs to be replaced rather than just the Micro-Switch.
Even in the instructions in your link, it goes onto say that it is quite possible to break the Tap when an attempt is being made to replace the Micro Switch, so be prepared to replace the whole Tap it says.
The Tap I have is brand new, and I was just trying to see how the Micro Switch can be replaced, as I would have carried a spare Micro Switch in my toolbox just in case of Tap failure.
So may now have to carry a whole Tap as a spare!.
I guess when the Trade price of my kind of Tap is around £15 Reich have decided it is better to sell a replacement Tap rather than the Micro Switch.
The replacing of the Micro Switch even if possible looks like it could be a faff in anycase, as there is some intricate soldering involved as well, not beyond the realms of a competent DIY'r like myself, but still a faff none the less.
As stated, the tap normally breaks if you try to take it to bits, I've tried it. In theory you can replace the microswitch but normally you just replace the whole tap.
Hi wizard.
It's definatley a fit from the top job, as one of the benefits is supposed to be that the Micro Switch can be changed without removing the Tap.
From what I have read there is an acrylic insert in the top of the tap's acrylic head that has to be removed, before you can undo the tap top retaining screw.
But on my tap, the acrylic tap top appears to be all one solid unit, and is maybe glued on, like I say I think the design may have change to make the tap a non serviceable unit.
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Topic: Tap Micro Switch Replacement How
