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Kitchen Tap Grub Screws

The Kitchen Tap Grub Screw is the tiny screw that is often used to hold the Tap Handle in place and / or the Spout.
Here are some pictures to show you what grub screws look like.

Handle Retaining Screw 2mm 133.0084.677

Spout Retaining Screw 133.0069.207

Your Tap Handle & Grub Screw :

• Here is our Guide including Video explaining How to remove your Kitchen Handle.
• If your Tap Handle is secured by a Grub Screw you will find this underneath the handle.
  

  Example of Tap Handle Grub Screw location

• It is usually either a 2mm or a 2.5mm size screw
• It requires an allen key.
  

  Kitchen Tap Allen Key Pack

• Never attempt to loosen a grub screw with the wrong size allen key.
• You might round off the screw and it might become stuck.
• If your screw becomes stuck in the handle then the only option is to drill out the screw and replace entire handle..
• If removing your Grub screw, always keep a towel or cloth underneath to catch it as it is tiny.
• Your Tap Handle might be held into a brass screw that is screwed into the Valve and then concealed with an indicator .
  

  Removing Indicator from Tap Handle to access screw underneath.

Your Spout & Grub screw

• If your Tap has a grub screw holding in the spout , this is located behind the spout.
• You might need to use your phone light or camera to locate this if its hard to access.
• Some very old Taps, e.g Franke Davos c. 1990, had spouts that had a twist and push into place design.
• Later Taps use a locking nut or a grub screw.
• All the new O Ring Kits we supply for Tap Spouts include the grub screw.

Davos from 2007 onwards, see Spout Locking Nut. We stock Genuine Spare Parts for this Davos Tap

• Usually a grub screw spout is 2.5mm

We stock Grub screws for Handles and Spouts.

• If we can identify your Tap model then we will know the exact grub screw size required.
• You will find all our Taps Spare Parts by Brand here 
• You will find all our Grub screws and allen keys here.

Need Help ?

If you email us details us we will advise you on the correct part for your Tap. You can also use the Contact Button at the bottom right of your screen. If either of these options do not work for you, just send, via your phone, the pictures to sales@tapsandsinksonline.co.uk.