Shit thread about my dripping tap

[Nigey Nige]

Hi guys!

I need a hand and I was hoping you DIY people could help me out. My kitchen tap has been dripping for a while and it seems to be getting worse. I'm worried some kind of seal will break soon and start spraying water everywhere like that one time with the radiator that destroyed my computer. I did some googling but I couldn't find anything helpful for this particular kind of tap, so if someone could identify the problem then it's be a big help.

Here's the tap itself:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/YOhmiMp.jpg[/img]

Here's a bit that leaks heavily when I tilt the tap upwards:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/DPtblVm.jpg[/img]

Here's under the sink:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/BvKb6Wy.jpg[/img]

(I'm pretty sure the big white thing is for the waste disposal, which doesn't work)

Here's another view past the big white thing:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/DRaozW5.jpg[/img]

And here's the bit that I think is the outflow for the tap:

[img]http://i.imgur.com/RY8OE4R.jpg[/img]

halp

[lintz]

I have the same problem with one of the bathroom taps back home, really at this point it might just be prudent to get it replaced. Otherwise, see if you can remove the tap (after turning the water off of course) and tighten the seal or something.

[fpro]

You probably only need to replace the gaskets. They degrade with time and start causing drips/spraying.

[Nigey Nige]

[QUOTE=false prophet;42323914]You probably only need to replace the gaskets. They degrade with time and start causing drips/spraying.[/QUOTE]

I think you're probably right. That info let me google the rest, and I think I've got the tools I need. Thanks!

[pentium]

My kitchen sink uses a valve cartridge.