Franke Davos handles

[PlumbingNewb]

Hi, I know nothing about plumbing 🤦‍♂️ and am trying to sort out a leaking kitchen tap. It's a Franke Davos 'J' Tap. I turned off the water to the sink and took off the screws at the end of the handles (also the spout, although that may not have been necessary). I thought the handles should just come off, but they don't.

Are they just really badly stuck, and I need to use some force? If so, any suggestion of how to do this without damaging them? What is confusing is that the manual shows a bolt at the BOTTOM of the handles (rather than the screw at the end), but there definitely doesn't seem to be any screw or bolt there. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[snowhead]

Remove the screws then try pouring boiling water on the handle, taking all precautions when using hot water,
I did see a picture showing a screw at the bottom , but this one shows the screw in the end.

 

[PlumbingNewb]

Remove the screws then try pouring boiling water on the handle, taking all precautions when using hot water,
I did see a picture showing a screw at the bottom , but this one shows the screw in the end.

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Thank you, I will give that a go!

 

[PlumbingNewb]

Remove the screws then try pouring boiling water on the handle, taking all precautions when using hot water,
I did see a picture showing a screw at the bottom , but this one shows the screw in the end.

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Thank you again. I did manage to get one of the handles off; the other one is still stuck so I'll have to have another go at it tomorrow.

Another question - once I took the cartridge out, I tried to take it apart to clean it and take a look at the ceramic disc inside, but I didn't seem to be able to do this (and in fact ended up destroying the red rubber seal at the end of the cartridge ... :/ ). So do I understand correctly that I'll have to replace the entire cartridge in order to fix the leak? (I tried to clean it as good as I could, but the leak is still occurring.)

Thanks!

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yes you can’t clean them just replace them

 

[PlumbingNewb]

Yes you can’t clean them just replace them

Thanks - I've ordered them (they're not cheap are they?); hopefully they will actually fix the leak! 🤞🤞🤞

Do you have any suggestions for how to get the other handle off? I think it's just really stuck due to all the limescale. Do you reckon more hot water would help, or do I just need to get it off whichever way I can, and buy a new handle if it comes to it?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Thanks - I've ordered them (they're not cheap are they?); hopefully they will actually fix the leak! 🤞🤞🤞

Do you have any suggestions for how to get the other handle off? I think it's just really stuck due to all the limescale. Do you reckon more hot water would help, or do I just need to get it off whichever way I can, and buy a new handle if it comes to it?

It’s one of them you could get a flat blades screwdriver in the gap between the body and the handle and be mindful this could / high probability mark both so maybe a bit of electrical tape and try and give it a pry