Leaks and corrosion in old kitchen mixer tap - what's required?

[Craigfute]

I'm new here - please be gentle with me!

Our kitchen tap is leaking, both from the cold tap, and the ‘bottom’ of the mixer spout. Pictures attached. Can anyone tell me what should be present on the mixer spout – i.e. should it be a washer or an O ring? The PTFE tape is only just holding back the flood.

Also the tap valve (if that’s even the right term for it) has corroded so that the pillar with the washer wouldn’t accept the nut (which held the washer in place). I replaced it with a push-on domed affair which was better than nothing but only just. Is it possible to replace the shaft which holds the washer? And should there be anything else to seal the tap apart from the washer?

It would be good to strip the whole thing out and take it to someone for advice/servicing but it’s our only kitchen tap, and I don’t know who to take it to anyway.

Sorry if these are rather simple questions for the forum, but you lot seem like the best people to ask.

John

 

[Harvest Fields]

Personally I would change the tap. But I have done one of these units before and they can be quite tricky. The sink had to come out on mine. If you cut the silicone in between the worktop (where the taps are attached to the sink) does that bit of worktop pull up and out?

 

[Craigfute]

The worktop doesn't pull out sadly.
I'd rather re-furb the tap in-situ if possible.

 

[Harvest Fields]

In that case I would take the cartridges down to you local merchants and see what they can do for you.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

As there on unions it's a long shot but measure the centres and go down to your local plumbing merchants/ stockists and see if you can get something close might not be gold / brass effect

 

[jtsplumbing]

If you know the make contact the manufacture , but looking at the overall condition I would replace them, These taps look nice when first fitted but look like S--t after a few years, if your in a hard water area it seems to attack them quicker, sink out for replacement I'm afraid

 

[JCplumb]

Someone gave me some tap heads today for no apparent reason, they may come in handy one day who knows.
Anyway they look very similar to yours, they're made by Beaumont Brassware, might be somewhere to start your search.

 

[king of pipes]

I think i would see if you can find a cheap pair of basin taps that colour and use the tap heads and inserts out of them to revive you kitchen mixer the spout maybe the problem but if its just a o ring missing or worn a trip to your local merchants may help they normally carry various o rings cheers kop

 

[oz-plumber]

I don't think it would take much effort to fix the taps and the spout.

Taps need o-rings and washers and the spout looks like it needs an o-ring.
Might need a grub screw also - not sure whether or not the domed shroud holds the spout in place or a grub screw does.

Take the handles off the spindles and the spindle should screw out of the bonnet to see if o-rings are required on the spindle. Or just undo the top nut and replace the packing gland.

All you need is 2 tap washers, 2 fibre washers, and either 3 or 5 0-rings.

 

[Craigfute]

Thanks for the contributions. I guess I've been thinking it was harder than it (probably) will be. I'll take the tap down to a plumber's merchant and we what they can do.
We bought these from an eBay 'restorer' about ten years ago when we spruced up the house. I'm not sure if they're genuinely old or modern one's de-chromed?