Tap Repair & Replacement in Leicester

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Replacing a tap sounds trivial until you meet a seized back-nut in a cramped Leicester kitchen unit, a corroded flexi, or a basin with no isolation valve. That's precisely the gap between DIY and a 45-minute professional job.

Leicester water notes: Leicester's supply blends soft reservoir water with harder borehole sources, landing in the moderate band — scale accumulates slowly here, showing up first on immersion elements and shower heads. Leicester's red-brick terraces in Highfields, Clarendon Park and Belgrave are the backbone of the housing stock, joined by interwar semis along the arterial roads and student conversions with hard-worked plumbing. Mains supply here is managed by Severn Trent.

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 Leicester'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 Leicester, 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

That background drip is a running bill: thousands of litres a year, doubled in cost on a meter (supply plus sewerage), tripled in annoyance. Hot-side drips also drain your cylinder's heat. In Leicester's water the drip also leaves scale tracks that etch chrome and stain ceramics — cosmetic damage that outlasts the fault.

Tap work pricing in Leicester

From £65 for standard tap repairs in Leicester, parts included. Replacements are quoted as labour plus tap, so you can compare our supplied ranges with your own purchase like-for-like. If your existing tap is obsolete and a repair means hunting discontinued cartridges, we'll tell you the honest economics up front.

Frequently asked questions

Do you fix outside taps?

Yes — repairs, replacements and new outside tap installations with the legally required double-check valve for backflow prevention, plus an internal isolation point so you can drain it each winter.

Is a constantly dripping tap really worth fixing?

On a metered supply, unambiguously: thousands of litres a year, charged as both water and sewerage, plus heating cost on hot taps. The repair usually costs less than the annual waste.

What is water hammer and can you stop it?

The bang when a tap or valve closes quickly, caused by moving water stopping suddenly. Cures include arrestors, re-clipping loose pipework and adjusting pressure. It's worth fixing — hammer fatigues joints over time.

Why does my tap still drip after a new washer?

Either the tap seat is scored (needs reseating or a seat insert), or the tap is actually a ceramic cartridge type where washers aren't the wear part. Persistent drips after DIY usually mean the wrong diagnosis, not a bad washer.