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On 26/12/2025 12:32, Timatmarford wrote:

Catering staff had been whinging about a sideways spurt of water from
her J. Lewis fitted kitchen mixer tap.

Hard water here so I assumed limescale blockage at the outlet nozzle.
Beyond finger tight so I applied modest force with some grips.

Turns out that the hot supply is fed up the Swan neck in a plastic tube
and the plastic nozzle (now in two pieces) simply plugs in. Perhaps
threaded or glued to the outer.

Installed 6 years back but not currently apparent on the JL spares list.

Job done!

Nearest comparable tap *Sygnet mixer tap*. Ebay found me a supplier in Yarmouth for the plastic nozzle fitting.

Once sufficient force was applied the sealing O rings allowed the spout
to be removed from the taps body. Upside down in a bench vice it was
easy to remove the broken plastic thread by gentle tapping.

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