If you don’t repair a leaky tap, it can waste over 4 litres of water per day. In this post, learn how to fix a dripping mixer tap, an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective process.

How to fix a dripping tap, step by step: Firstly, you should shut off the water supply

Remove the tap’s decorative cover by hand, which hides the hole through which we can access the screw to remove the single handle.

Loosen the handle set screw with an Allen key and remove the tap’s handle.

Remove the mixer tap cartridge's decorative cover.

Loosen the cartridge locknut using a large adjustable wrench, and finish loosening it by hand.

Remove the old cartridge, paying attention to the position. Install a new ceramic tap cartridge, lining up the water outlets correctly and checking that it is properly fastened.

Replace the locknut and tighten it by hand. Finish by tightening it with the wrench.

Replace the cartridge's decorative cover and the tap handle. Tighten the set screw to fasten it and replace the decorative cover.

You can now switch the water supply back on, and check that you have fixed the dripping tap.