Ok so I’m not saying that I dislike cleaning the coffee machine but I have just spent the last hour or so fixing the recalcitrant kitchen tap - rather than clean the coffee machine.
Seems that, with the right tools & a little bit luck & a lot of silicone grease one can in fact resurrect a sticking tap.
Turns out that the rubber seals inside the plastic cartridge were fine , but the lithium grease had dispersed over time.
The picture shows the tools / materials used. The tap spanner set was expensive as hell but has saved my bacon a few times now, its very versatile!
I used the potable silicone grease that I use when re-greasing the seals for the coffee maker after it has been cleaned, but I think it is a bit thin, hence the tap still sticking a little.
Cotton wool buds & a child’s toothbrush are marvellous for cleaning small / hard to get at items.
The video shows the tap in action post repair - it still sounds & feels a little argumentative, but I think that is due to me using silicone grease rather than the original lithium grease - I will get a tub of that & redo the fix , probably over the w/e.
If I remember I might do a vid of the fix.
Just call me the Tap Whisperer 😁
Guess cleaning the coffee maker will just have to wait till tomorrow.