T4 Cali kitchen tap replacement

[Hubble]

Hi
My Kitchen tap stopped working a while ago (I've done the old take it apart and clean the micro switch etc which fixed it briefly but now it doesn't work at all). So I bought a replacement which looks exactly the same but when it arrived it's a hot/colder mixer tap. The ebay advert says it can be installed as cold water only but I'm not sure how to do this. Does anyone have experience of this? Do I need to blank off the hot water connection to stop it leaking out of there? Also there are only two wires so I'm wondering if it works a bit differently from an electrical point of view.

 

[mrcheesbrough]

Hi
My Kitchen tap stopped working a while ago (I've done the old take it apart and clean the micro switch etc which fixed it briefly but now it doesn't work at all). So I bought a replacement which looks exactly the same but when it arrived it's a hot/colder mixer tap. The ebay advert says it can be installed as cold water only but I'm not sure how to do this. Does anyone have experience of this? Do I need to blank off the hot water connection to stop it leaking out of there? Also there are only two wires so I'm wondering if it works a bit differently from an electrical point of view.

Is the problem definitely the tap? Your pump could be on the way out. You can easily check it by disconnecting the plug near the tap and shorting the two connections.


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[Hubble]

Your'e right, I should check that. Thanks.

 

[mrcheesbrough]

Your'e right, I should check that. Thanks.

If it’s been sat a while it could be the problem.


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[Hubble]

Checked the pump and it’s working. I’m going to connect up the mixer tap and see what happens but if anyone has any advice i’d Sure appreciate it.

 

[mrcheesbrough]

Checked the pump and it’s working. I’m going to connect up the mixer tap and see what happens but if anyone has any advice i’d Sure appreciate it.

That’s a good start. Can’t really advise regarding the tap. If it wasn’t too much hassle I’d return it and buy a like for like replacement. Unless you’re pushed for time that is.


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[mrcheesbrough]

Checked the pump and it’s working. I’m going to connect up the mixer tap and see what happens but if anyone has any advice i’d Sure appreciate it.

You could just replace the microswitch available from here - https://www.leisureshopdirect.com/w...-reich-taps/microswitch-for-reich-deluxe-taps


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[westfalia]

You could just replace the microswitch available from here - https://www.leisureshopdirect.com/w...-reich-taps/microswitch-for-reich-deluxe-taps


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I tried fckn about with that micro switch whilst following your excellent
post about cleaning it mr cheese.

The small U piece came off, that was it. New tap ordered and fitted, it was
easier.
You have to be a watchmaker to play about with them switches.

 

[mrcheesbrough]

I tried fckn about with that micro switch whilst following your excellent
post about cleaning it mr cheese.

The small U piece came off, that was it. New tap ordered and fitted, it was
easier.
You have to be a watchmaker to play about with them switches.

Certainly not a job for those with sausage fingers like myself. But if you’re on a budget…


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[Hubble]

I couldn’t find the correct replacement then I saw this one, read ‘t4 California ‘ and went for it without reading all the details.@westfalia, could you tell me where you got your replacement?

 

[mrcheesbrough]

I couldn’t find the correct replacement then I saw this one, read ‘t4 California ‘ and went for it without reading all the details.@westfalia, could you tell me where you got your replacement?

Genuine Replacement Tap for VW T4, T5 & T6 California / Marco Polo - CampervanBits

Genuine replacement tap for the VW California, T4, T5, T6 (<2018) and the Mercedes Marco Polo - this tap is different to the one supplied by the factory on

vwcaliforniaclub.com

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[mrcheesbrough]

I couldn’t find the correct replacement then I saw this one, read ‘t4 California ‘ and went for it without reading all the details.@westfalia, could you tell me where you got your replacement?

Slightly cheaper here - https://www.leisureshopdirect.com/w...ix-style-2005-black-chrome-nickel-with-switch


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[westfalia]

I couldn’t find the correct replacement then I saw this one, read ‘t4 California ‘ and went for it without reading all the details.@westfalia, could you tell me where you got your replacement?

Got mine on the ´dark web´in germany where everything´s cheaper

 

[Hubble]

OK bought and received. Just need to fit. Thanks.

 

[ArcticMatt]

I bought the shower tap with the extendable hose when mine went on the blink. On the exclusive I could run it outside on a hot day too

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[Hubble]

OK. Getting the tap out - not too much bother, but I can't see how to disconnect the the wires from the old tap from the white plastic connector block. Is it possible to re-use this or do I need to cut it off and botch a new connection somehow?

 

[mrcheesbrough]

OK. Getting the tap out - not too much bother, but I can't see how to disconnect the the wires from the old tap from the white plastic connector block. Is it possible to re-use this or do I need to cut it off and botch a new connection somehow?

I’d cut the wire on the tap side of the plug, leaving about 5cm of the original cable to join to your new tap. A bitch perhaps but a tidy one that still maintains the functionality of the original plug.


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[mrcheesbrough]

I’d cut the wire on the tap side of the plug, leaving about 5cm of the original cable to join to your new tap. A bitch perhaps but a tidy one that still maintains the functionality of the original plug.


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Duh. Not bitch, botch. Blooming autocorrect.


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[Hubble]

Hi
As mentioned in my other post, did exactly that. Job done.
Thanks