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Franke Olympus Tap Valve FAQ

• Is this a Genuine Franke Tap part ? Yes it is.
• How do I access the Valve? You need a 2mm allen key to loosen the grub screw underneath the handle. See below for our DIY Guides.
• How do I know which Valve to order? You need to determine where the drip is coming from e.g the cold water feed or the hot water feed. If in doubt, order a pair. There are more detailed tips / advice here.  This Blog post My Kitchen Tap is dripping should explain the most common causes (and parts required) to fix a dripping Kitchen Tap.
• My Valve has a different coloured seal than the one you have sent me: Due to modifications over the many years that this Tap has been in production, we supply the universal Olympus Valve that covers all these changes.  This is based on the manufacturer’s recommendations. See below for more detail on this valve.
• My valve looks wider and different from the pictures here / the one I ordered? The Bush may be stuck to your own Valve. That is the round extra piece of Brass that surrounds the valve. Sometimes they can get stuck together and come out as one piece.  See the images below.  You can order the Bush part separately if needed. It is one Bush per Valve.  If you have the Olympus Triflow, then this takes completely different parts from the other Olympus Taps.  Here is our post explaining the difference with links to all the parts .
• How do I separate the Brass Bush from the Valve?  Check out this guide here.
• My tap is leaking at the base of the spout, not the top, what do I need? If your Tap is dripping where the Spout meets the Base then you might need to replace your O Ring Kit.

DIY Guides

• Here is our Guide: How to remove the Handle on your Kitchen Tap.
• Here is our Guide: 7 easy steps to replace a valve. 
• Here is our Guide: How to fix a dripping Olympus Tap‘ to ensure you have correctly identified the cause of the drip before you buy a part.
• Here is our Guide: How to replace your O Ring Kit.
• Here is our General Troubleshooting Guide: UK Kitchen Taps Troubleshooting Guide
• Here is our Guide: How to Remove your Aerator / Antisplash from your Kitchen Tap.
• Here is our Guide: What are the Splines on Tap Valve if you are unfamiliar with Tap Valves.
• Here is our Guide: How to remove a Brass Bush from Valve

Franke Olympus Tap Valve – details:

Your own Valve will have either SMR or San Marco stamped on it. There will also be a date stamp. We supply genuine 3561R (4276R) to cover all the years of production of this Tap irrespective of what Part number is listed on your own installation guide.

The valve you will receive will have a white (or black) seal underneath as that is the genuine variation that covers all years of production.

4276r Pair of Valves. The CO Valve has a nick on the side of the nut to distinguish from the ACO Valve which has no nick on the side of the nut. Other than this nick, both Valves appear identical.

Valve details

• Length of Valve from top to bottom (brass): 53mm
• Diameter at thread: 21mm
• Number of splines: 28
• Nut (below splines) Height: 8mm

Bush

This is the brass ring that surrounds the valve. It is a separate part. It is rarely listed on installation guides which can confuse customers when they remove their ‘valve’ to discover that it doesn’t look like the replacement part.

We highlight it, to give you the option of removing your own valve prior to placing any order in case the bush would come out as well. Another option to consider, if getting a plumber in to do the repair work, is to consider buying the bush as well as the valve. Any unused parts can always be returned for a refund.

3868R Brass Bush with Recess

Ideally the Bush would remain inside your Tap so that you only unscrew and remove the valve.

Here below is example of an Olympus Tap where the customer has removed Handle, Valve Cover and Valve. The Bush has remained in the Tap so this customer only needed to replace the Valve.

There are two different Bush options to purchase here :

1. Bush SP3868 (aka 3868R with recess) is the most common Bush used in this Tap.
2. Bush SP3886 (aka 3886R with lip) was only used in some of the earliest models. In over 10 years we have only come across this bush SP3386 twice in an Olympus Tap.  We have included details of this Bush here too in case you have an extremely old Olympus Tap.

Full Guide to Olympus Bush for more detailed information on an even earlier Bush that we do not stock can be found here.

Brass Bush 3868R (SP3868)

SP3886 with lip

Allen Key to loosen handle grub screw :

The 2mm allen key is the correct size key to loosen your handle grub screw.  If you use wrong size allen key you might damage the screw head.

Kitchen Tap Allen Key 2mm 133.0084.678

Your own Tap:

All the advice here is based on the assumption that you have the Olympus Tap.  Here are two pictures to ensure that you have identified your model correctly. * Earlier Olympus Tap models did not have the letters C or H etched and some models in the early years had a red or blue indicator at the base of the handle.

Franke Olympus Tap

Franke Olympus Tap Handle Chrome showing C etching top of handle

See here for all our Franke Olympus Spare Parts (Valves, Brass Bush, O Rings, Handles, Spouts and Aerator).

Need more help ?:

You can email us details of your own Tap for assistance in identifying the correct part that you need. Contact us here or use the Contact Button below

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