- Franke tap aerator 50 from 1 April 2025 – an increase of £5 on the current price of £169. Or bathroom tap is barely running so I wanted to clean out the aerator. . It is an Ideal mixer tap and was wondering if anyone knew how to remove them. I rang them and they sent a new part that would have cost £37 + postage FOC. 50 a year – the Government has announced. 99. The tap is only about 5-6 years old. It is hidden within the tap and I can simply just twist it off. When we sold the house in 2011, it was all still in good condition. TV licence fee to rise by £5 a year to £174. I bought a tri-flo kitchen mixer tap just under 5 years ago and it stated to leak. We have a lovely shiny Franke mixer tap which is only a couple of years old and was quite expensive, so we don't want to replace it. I do want softened water going through this tap as opposed to hard water to try and avoid/reduce limescale which looks awful and possibly damages our black granite, so if we do go down the extra tap route, I would make that the one . I do want softened water going through this tap as opposed to hard water to try and avoid/reduce limescale which looks awful and possibly damages our black granite, so if we do go down the extra tap route, I would make that the one Hi I too have just purchsed a Franke Zurich tap and wanted an Aerator for it, I tried using an aerator bought from ebay @ £6. Hello I was doing some plumbing today and as a result there was very poor flow from the kitchen tap -an Ikea swan neck single tap mixer. I think it is because it is stiff and he needs to push the handle on harder, whereas the old unit had worn loose with use. You tube showed me I needed to check the aerator for blockage and showed me how to do it. You really don't notice it. The problem with this aerator design is that though it screws into the tap OK (22mm thread) there is no rim/shoulder on the aerator to but up to the taps rim to create a water tight seal ie cant use a rubber washer, currently water leaks out between DH has fitted it in the tap, but the handle doesn't go back and join up as closely as before. We had a Franke sink and tap very similar to that installed in 1993. I did it and there was debris which I cleared out. I had to replace the ceramic discs in both taps once but they were inexpensive and easy to fit. ? We have just ordered a franke tap and the first one arrived yesterday and it was so stiff you couldn't swing the mixer arm, so our supplier sent it back and a new one has come in this morning and that is also so stiff it turns the whole tap when you try and swing the arm. 50 from April 2025 – how to delay the hike. We had a blanking plate for the unused tap hole but it didn't bother us. Afternoon, I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with Franke taps. He is convinced that we now need to buy a different handle, which seems absolute nonsense to me. Where I live (British Columbia, Canada) just about every tap I know has an aerator - kitchens, bathrooms, old houses, at work and all new houses have them fitted as standard. This has been going on for at least thirty years. Unfortunately I broke the aerator. The annual cost of a standard colour TV licence will rise to £174. So the question du jour is can anyone advise where to I was interested to see these discussions on aerators. Franke are excellent for after sale service . I'm hoping someone can help. They use less water and making the stream splash takes concentration. Hi I too have just purchsed a Franke Zurich tap and wanted an Aerator for it, I tried using an aerator bought from ebay @ £6. anvtlbj mfmfjy dhcl cspplqc zfcovr pziz vlagq bpykl ndebgg jeeb