Swan Neck Mixer Taps Drip All aspects of plumbing questions and answers, help, tips and information

[OrdinaryGuy1]

Hi. I'm new to Swan neck kitchen taps and coming to terms with the fact they drip after use for a bit. But sometimes they drip every 4 seconds for a long time. I removed the Swan neck and could see that no water was flowing so the hot and cold levers and ceramic cartridges are doing their job. But I don't understand why sometimes the tap will drip constantly for a long time (I've not tested for how long) and Other times when you turn off the tap/s it only drips once or twice and then about a tablespoon overnight. Is it condensation in the tap or another explanation. Any advice would be great. Taps are Cooke & Lewis 58A Deck-Mounted Dual-Lever Bridge Mixer Kitchen Tap Chrome

[stoneyboy]

Hi ordinaryguy1
Try removing the flow straightener and cleaning it in vinegar to remove any lime scale. If it is a coarse flow one see if a foamer one was supplied and fit this.
Regards S

[OrdinaryGuy1]

Thank you for that suggestion. Mike