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Hi, the hot tap on my kitchen mixer taps has started going funny - when you turn it, it takes half a second or so before the water starts coming out, (unlike the cold tap), so I think the washer is sticking or in need of replacement.
I removed the top of the tap but now I think I have to remove the cover that goes around the body of the tap.
I tried to attach a link to a picture, but the forum won't allow me.
It's at www.postimg.org/image/rx4pa3q1h/
I tried turning it anti-clockwise by hand, couldn't do it, then I covered it with a cloth and used a grip thing (sorry, I can't remember the name of the tool, it has slots in the head and can adjust to four different settings, so that it fits round nuts with a parallel grip) and tried to turn it anti-clockwise again, but no luck (as it's completely round, it was hard to get a grip without feeling like I was gripping too hard and might damage it and take all the chrome off).
Is this part supposed to come off? I presume it is, so that I can see the actual body of the tap mechanism and unscrew it.
I removed the top of the tap but now I think I have to remove the cover that goes around the body of the tap.
I tried to attach a link to a picture, but the forum won't allow me.
It's at www.postimg.org/image/rx4pa3q1h/
I tried turning it anti-clockwise by hand, couldn't do it, then I covered it with a cloth and used a grip thing (sorry, I can't remember the name of the tool, it has slots in the head and can adjust to four different settings, so that it fits round nuts with a parallel grip) and tried to turn it anti-clockwise again, but no luck (as it's completely round, it was hard to get a grip without feeling like I was gripping too hard and might damage it and take all the chrome off).
Is this part supposed to come off? I presume it is, so that I can see the actual body of the tap mechanism and unscrew it.
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