Size of inserts for kitchen mixer tap

[beesley121]

Hi guys,

A customer has a kitchen mixer tap, quarter turn tap and need the innards replacing. I've bough both 1/2" and 3/4" and both don't fit. What's going on? It the same for another customer in have. Are these taps a direct size or are the glands I've bought cheap rubbish

help appreciated

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

There are thousands of different quarter turn innards out there

Best bet is to find the tap manfacture and get them from there, if it is a branded tap then it might still be in warranty 🙂

 

[beesley121]

There are thousands of different quarter turn innards out there

Best bet is to find the tap manfacture and get them from there, if it is a branded tap then it might still be in warranty 🙂

It's not the length of the cartridge or anything like that, that doesn't fit.

its the size of the hole in the tap with the thread (technical term). As said, I've bought 1/2" and 3/4" replacements but 1/2" is too small, 3/4" is too big

I would of thought they were pretty standard thread sizes

 

[melmos]

You need to count the number of teeth on the spline as they differ in number

 

[beesley121]

You need to count the number of teeth on the spline as they differ in number

Sorry mate, it's got both thing to do with the hand for the tap, it's the hole that is in the main body that the cartridge goes into

not unless you mean that the number of splines does have an impact on the overall size of the cartridge! I thought that was to do with it fitting the handle

 

[brum]

Plumbfix sell a tap reviver kit which contains 2no levers,2no 1/4 turn cartridges and 2no reducing bushes.These are the bushes you need size is in between 1/2 and 3/4 the complete kit is about £12 hope this helps..brum

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

do you know the make and model (or can get the model with some googling?) as this really will save you loads of hassle

 

[beesley121]

do you know the make and model (or can get the model with some googling?) as this really will save you loads of hassle

No makers name as I think it's rubbed off.