Tap Repair & Replacement in Camden

Camden's water is hard London standard — scale steadily furs elements and cartridges, and period conversions feel it first in weakening showers and slow-filling cisterns. Tap internals in Camden bear the brunt: scaled cartridges, stiff handles, choked aerators. All small jobs — if they're done properly with the right parts.

Repairs: washers, cartridges and seals

Traditional compression taps drip because the washer or seat has worn — a re-washer and reseat is a fast, cheap repair. Ceramic disc taps (most modern mixers and quarter-turn taps) drip because the cartridge has worn or scaled; we carry common cartridge sizes and match obscure ones by manufacturer. O-rings cure leaks from the spout base and handles. In Camden's water, scale accelerates all of this — which also means a serviced tap lasts visibly longer than a neglected one.

Replacement done properly

When we replace a tap in Camden, isolation valves go in as standard if there are none — future repairs then take minutes and no draining down. Old flexis are replaced rather than reused, back-nuts get proper tools rather than swearing, and monoblocs are stabilised with the correct fixing kit so the tap doesn't work loose in a month. You can supply your own tap or choose from ranges we stock.

The real cost of a drip

One drip per second is roughly 5,500 litres a year — on a metered Camden supply, that's paid for twice, as water and as sewerage. Hot taps are worse: every drip carries heating cost too. A £75 repair typically pays for itself within months on a metered hot tap, before counting the staining and scale damage to the sink below.

Tap work pricing in Camden

Repairs from £75 including standard parts; replacement labour is a fixed band with the tap itself either supplied by you or itemised by us. Awkward access — seized fittings, no isolation, corroded traps in the way — is flagged before work continues, never billed as a surprise. All Camden pricing is confirmed before the engineer starts.