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Old Oct 18th, 2020, 10:02   #1
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Starting to doubt the build quality of the new coachman. Just had its second service so not 3 years old and while away this week the washroom tap fell to pieces.

My problem is that it's a 32 mm threaded tail fixing monoblock taps.
While monoblock taps are plentiful, most have a single bolt and horseshoe washer fixing, this will be extremely difficult to access given the washbasin design.

So my question is has anyone any idea what model monoblock taps come with the threaded stem fixing please.

I am going Google eyed looking on the Internet.

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Paul.
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Old Oct 18th, 2020, 23:09   #2
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Is yours a swan neck tap?

Have you got a photo of your tap in situ?
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Old Oct 19th, 2020, 09:49   #3
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The tap in the listing below is what I refitted to a friend's Bailey despite the listing being for Elddis.The tap was identical and had a 32mm thread.

The screw cap holding the tap head to the body had exploded from being frozen due to him not winterising properly.
They are only made from plastic.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Caravan-o...edirect=mobile
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The tap in the listing below is what I refitted to a friend's Bailey despite the listing being for Elddis.The tap was identical and had a 32mm thread.

The screw cap holding the tap head to the body had exploded from being frozen due to him not winterising properly.
They are only made from plastic.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Caravan-o...edirect=mobile
Thank you Ruby, I have that type of tap in the kitchen.
The problem is now solved. I bought a chrome on brass Sienna basin mixer tap sold by one of the bathroom wherehouses on the Internet for the princely sum of £17.99.
Now fitted and tested and all good. The replacement tap looks and feels a lot better than the original. Must remember to make a note of its make and model for when it needs a new cartridge, though with cartridges running at up to £10 each it may be easier to change the tap again.

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Thank you Ruby, I have that type of tap in the kitchen.
The problem is now solved. I bought a chrome on brass Sienna basin mixer tap sold by one of the bathroom wherehouses on the Internet for the princely sum of £17.99.
Now fitted and tested and all good. The replacement tap looks and feels a lot better than the original. Must remember to make a note of its make and model for when it needs a new cartridge, though with cartridges running at up to £10 each it may be easier to change the tap again.

Paul.
I did wonder if there was a suitable domestic tap to suit. Good solution.

're your concerns of the build quality of Coachman. The UK manufacturers have gone so lightweight in a bid to appeal to those with featherweight cars that they in turn have to use lighter components that have very low longevity.

We moved away from UK caravans this year after a frustrating 7 yrs of bits falling off or prematurely failing, like your tap.

Time will tell if the Adria we have bought is a better choice. So far so good, not one thing has caused us issue.
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Old Oct 23rd, 2020, 18:11   #6
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I did wonder if there was a suitable domestic tap to suit. Good solution.

're your concerns of the build quality of Coachman. The UK manufacturers have gone so lightweight in a bid to appeal to those with featherweight cars that they in turn have to use lighter components that have very low longevity.

We moved away from UK caravans this year after a frustrating 7 yrs of bits falling off or prematurely failing, like your tap.

Time will tell if the Adria we have bought is a better choice. So far so good, not one thing has caused us issue.
Examining the old tap leado me to belive it may of been used as a parts bin while sat on the dealer forecourt. There are old marks and scratches on the tap which indicate it has been taken apart with stilsons or some such. Untill you remove the top these marks were not visable. I think it was robbed of its cartrage to repair another van in the workshop and the ordered cartridge was fitted to my tap. The way it has fallen apart suggests over tightening along with the stilson marks. It sat for 18 months and a new model came out which is why I got a very good deal on it. My suspicions over the tap led me to fix it myself rather than claim on the warrenty, van has had its second service this year, carried out by a local independent mobile servicer rather than the dealer.

I spent an evening comparing the 2017 and 2018 models, the 2017 model was a better equipped van with thicker insulation than the later one, though it was as you say heavier. The standard extracor fan on mine was a £300 extra on the following model.

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