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My Franke Corinthian Tap is leaking – how do I fix it ?

Franke Triflow Corinthian Tap – Discontinued Spring 2011 (no Letters on Levers, Colours Green, Blue & Red instead)

Corinthian FilterFlow Tap (note Letters F / C / H on Levers)

If your Corinthian Tap is dripping from the Spout then you need to replace the valves.

Your Corinthian Triflow or Filterflow tap takes 3 valves (1 hot and 2 cold).
If your Corinthian Tap is leaking from the Hot side then usually replacing the hot valve will solve this. It is a little bit trickier if your Corinthian Tap is dripping from the cold side – which is dripping – filtered cold or mains cold or both ?

1. If you’re unsure whether the Mains Cold or Filtered Cold valve needs replacing (or both), we recommend buying two cold valves. Try installing one new valve in the mains side first—if it still drips, switch the same valve to the filtered side. If the dripping continues, it’s likely both valves need replacing. This approach helps you avoid fitting both valves unnecessarily, as fitted valves are non-returnable, but unused ones can be returned for a refund.
2. The other issue is for you to establish is whether you have the triflow version or the filter flow version of this tap as both look identical.  However the earlier Triflow Model had coloured Blue, Red and Green indicators on the handles (levers) which are NOT on the later FilterFlow model (which has the Letter F, H and C on the white ceramic handle instead).
   

   Sample of Corinthian FilterFlow handle showing Letter on the Handle)

The triflow version was discontinued spring 2011.
Here is close up of Corinthian Triflow. Note the coloured indicators which are NOT on the later FilterFlow model.

Franke Corinthian Triflow Close Up Handle Detail – Discontinued 2011

Corinthian Triflow showing lever details with Coloured indicators (these coloured indicators are NOT on later Filterflow model)

* Other clues are to see what is stamped on the valve – if SMR or San Marco then you have the filter flow version.
* Height of the nut – if you measure the height of the nut (below the splines) – if it is 5mm then you have the TRIFLOW version, if it is 8mm then you have the FILTER FLOW version

Corinthian “Triflow” Valve or “Filterflow” Valve?
Check the picture and compare these and the measurements listed below of each valve to your own valve before ordering. (In this picture the ‘Triflow valve, shown with and without the white vernier cover, is on the left in both images, and the Filterflow Valve is on the right of both images.)

Again the same cold is used in both i.e… 1212R-C is used in the mains cold and another 1212R-C is used in the filtered cold.

If your tap is dripping where the spout meets the base then you need to replace the O Ring Kit

Use the information above to see which Tap it is.