Hot kitchen and bathroom tap have gone stiff

Nathaniel_Essex

Hi all. For some time my bathroom sink tap has gone stiff and is not turning at all. Now my kitchen tap sink has gone stiff and is getting harder to turn by the day.

Any ideas what can be wrong and how to fix it?

Don't know if it's also worth noting that for the bath, I have to turn the tap quite hard for it to stop dripping.

tacpot12

Probably the washer has perished in both taps. You just need to be able to turn the water off to each tap, disassemble the tap using an adjustable spanner and replace the washer. The washers are usually about a pound for a packet of 3 to 5. Small hardware stores will often have what you need, but so will Wickes & B&Q.

Ganga

Do you live in a hard water area? might be limescale causing your taps to jam.