Dripping tap....please help.....cant figure it out

dantheman2010

So it is supposed to drip? Iv never seen it until recently?

timbim_2

It's not meant to drip, but it will always dribble for a bit after you turn it off. If the dripping is continuous for long periods, then the cartridges need replacing. The surest way is to isolate the supply under the sink, remove one and take it to a plumbers merchant for a replacement. You're best to replace both while you're at it.

mildred1978

Are you sure you wouldn't be better off phoning a plumber, OP. you do sound pretty clueless.

ankspon

Turn the water off

dantheman2010

You are only clueless in life until someone explains something to you. Otherwise no one would go to school/college/uni or do any sort of trade. A plumber didnt wake up one day and automatically know how to do something. They didnt just fix a dripping tap without knowing how to.

Thanks for your amazing input!!

dantheman2010

This is a money SAVING website and this is the DIY part of that website.

You arent really helping at all, so why bother commenting?

mildred1978

It's not moneysaving if you break the tap/wreck the sink/flood your house in the process

dantheman2010

Thats true, but I may as well give it a try.

27col

To be fair the op does not sound as if they have much confidence in their ability to do this job. You cannot even begin to start it unless you are certain that you have isolated both the hot and cold supply.
Might I suggest that you get someone in (friend/colleague/competent DIYer) who has a bit of knowledge on the subject and get him/her to take you through the procedure. That way you will learn a lot and probably get the job done for the price of a pair of pints.