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Stuck Tap Cartridge - any tips?

oldskoo1 · 2024-07-18 18:54:06

Hi all I have replaced a couple of tap cartridges with two stubborn ones remaining. They might be 15-20 years old so its (hard water area) mineral build up. I've tried longer/leverage on the spanner (I don't have a specific tap spanner). The tap head is hard enough but its the cartridge that won't budge and I've stopped…

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GDB2222 Posts: 26,204 Forumite

20 July 2024 at 4:20PM

Personally, I prefer mixer taps. So, I would take this as an opportunity to change the basin to a single hole one. But, of course, that’s how these jobs escalate.

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