Smoke from tap

[MOJO]

Our Reich kitchen tap on a Hymer has not switched on the pump for some time. We turn on the bathroom tap to start pump and use the kitchen tap as usuall.
Today we had smoke coming from the hot/cold selecter on the kitchen tap . From underneath no signs. Comes from the tap only. These poor design taps allow water to trickle in to the selecter housing. This causes rusting on tiny screws and failure of micro switches but smoke is a new one? Happened to others?

 

[trevskoda]

I would rather think standard small bore mixer taps with a sep push to make switch to pump would be a better job in my eyes.

 

[winks]

It’ll be that crappy little micro switch burning crud on the contacts. Should be ok with a clean up.

Cheers

H

 

[MOJO]

Removed the tap and replaced with spare. Still to get the faulty tap apart to see the problem. Rusty screw is the hold up. Managed to remove screw from a different tap. You can see the difference from new. I fully understand the micro switch replacement option now after dismanteling another tap. Still need to remove tap on this Vector type to access the switch.

 

[toasty]

Seems to me if there's any extraordinary problem out there a motorhome will find it

 

[MOJO]

Micro switch fault found.After the smoking tap incident and struggling to remove the rusty screw I can see the part was melting. Here also are the componant parts to this Reich tap. Micro switch replacing from now on rather than a whole tap.