How do I change a caravan mixer tap?

got leak on shower pipes going into shower unit how do you get into them as the hot pipe is leaking I have a weather by caravan 2000

james mallin
May 2013

most mod vans have swivel mixer taps which are held in place with a 27mm dirty white plastic nut or 33mm black plastic nut. the h&c pipes are held in with a o" and plastic lock pin which pushes in between the pipes through the threaded spigot on the bottom of the tap the micro switch wires join by plastic connectors the type wear you push in wire and tighten down screw on to wire
the end of h&c pipes about 6ins long are then connected to re-enforced plastic pipe with jubilee clips. if difficult to get at remove drawn/ shelves in cupboard under sink failing that disconnect drain from sink remove sink 4 screws rubber seal washers lift out work through hole were sink was write down where hot pipe goes in bottom of tap & which is live wire new tap wires might not be red&blue some come with two black wires one with white trace line negative wire. if cannot pullout pipe lock pin because of retaining nut. slack nut let drop down pipes remove pin pull pipes down out of tap fit in reverse order check for leaks before refitting sink using washing up basin to catch water from tap good luck once you have done it youll think that was easy peasy

SANDGROUNDER
June 2011

Tools: Philips and straing screw drivers.
string: why to loop tight around pipes and cables so if they drop behind the sink and not accessable you have the string to pull them back.

The hard bit is if no 'lift play' getting at the pipe retaining jubilee clips and microswitch wire.
Release the jubilee clips on each pipe if they have them. Warm the pipes in turn with hair dryer full heat to soften pipe and aid removal. Remove microswitch wire if they have them.

As for the tap assembly fixing on the work top usually 4 screws under screw caps one on each corner. Release them and llift tap clear fit new tap. Warn you it's a bugger of a job it's easier to do a cartwheel. Why! its a bad design the fitt the tap draw pipe down to firt fitting not thinking about owners being able to lift the taps clear to work from above unit. 2yr old could design better. Quite a few are Whale taps. But Caratech is right as fitting to suface of sink unit differ not much but do.

Bob
June 2011

any idea what type/manufacturers taps you have fitted???

Caratech
June 2011