Kitchen Cold Tap handle not working....HELP!!!!

[ryan3]

Hi,

My cold tap in my kitchen is not working, the handle is not gripping correctly and is just spinning loosely.

I've taken the end cap off and taken the internals out and when re built out of the tap it seems to work ok, its either the blue plastic bit in the photos that is worn down and now wont grip the handle, anyone I took the whole internals down to a few plumb places today and no luck any idea where I can source the internals?

I have no idea what the make of taps are or am I going to need to get a plumber to fit a new tap all together?

At the moment I am using long nose pliers to turn the blue part

 

[SimonG]

New tap for me. You could spend hours and hours trying to find the parts with no joy.

 

[kozak1968]

Toolstation do that tap for £40. Somethings are not worth messing about with.

 

[CXR100]

new taps for me aswell. ones that you can replace the washer!!

 

[ryan3]

Thanks..........was just hoping to pop spares in as new tap plus fitting by a plumber will be a more expensive job........if anyone else knows of spares please post....for now I'll start look for a new tap

 

[JCplumb]

It would be more expensive to get a plumber in to swap the tap over, however you will be future-proofing it if you make sure you get a tap with standard valves that would only ever need a washer change if they go wrong in the coming years.

 

[Resolute]

If you an get the same tap just take out the bits you need from the new one?!

 

[ryan3]

I never installed the kitchen so i have no Idea where the tap is from or the model/make........looking like a new tap and plumber