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SMR is stamped on Valve

If SMR is stamped on Valve

This is a great starting point because we supply only Genuine SMR Valves.  We can recommend the best replacement Valve to fit your Tap. We will send you a link to purchase the correct Valve once we receive the information detailed below.

Why buy from us ?Here are 4 reasons:

• We have expertise in SMR parts because we have been supplying SMR parts for over 30 years.
• We also know when Taps were modified by the manufacturer which can sometimes mean actually recommending a slightly different valve (based on the manufacturers advice to us) than the valve that is in your Kitchen Tap.
• Your Warranty can be voided if you replace with compatible parts.
• All our SMR Valves have splines ranging from 20 to 24 to 28.  We do not stock any 18 splined or 32 splined valves.

Before you proceed any further on this Post ….

• If you have removed your Valve then that is because your Kitchen Tap is dripping from the end of the Spout (where the Aerator is) or from your Tap handle.

If this is Not where your Kitchen Tap is dripping ?

• Then you should read our blog post   “My Kitchen Tap is dripping” first.
• This post “My Kitchen Tap is dripping ” explains in simple terms the main reasons why a Kitchen Tap drips. It also explains which parts need replacing. It will give you links then to those parts. Remember, at any stage you can contact us before buying and you can also use the Contact Button at the bottom right of your screen too.
• If you identify correctly the part that you need before you buy you will save you on shipping costs and returns.

Back to ‘SMR Stamped on Valve’ :

• There is usually a date stamp e.g 01/2013, 07/2018, 09/2021 etc. This date can be relevant where your Tap was modified over the years of production.  The date stamp will assist us in recommending the best replacement Valve for your Kitchen Tap. Please tell us the Date stamp in the email.
• Sometimes in very old taps the Valves were stamped differently. They might have the words ‘San Marco’ stamped on them together with some letters or numbers.
• All you need to do is
  1. Tell us all the information that you can see stamped on your Valve i.e the date, in case your picture is not clear enough.
  2. Send in a picture of your Valve (complete Valve if you have removed it or the amount of Valve that is visible if you have only removed the Handle).
  3. Send in a picture of your Kitchen Tap that this Valve relates to as well.
  4. ***Before you do all of the above there is one last thing to check first, if you can, and that is to check to see if your Bush part is stuck to your valve.

  Bush stuck on SMR Valve – explained :

  1. 1. 1. A bush is an extra piece of Brass that usually surrounds the Valve when screwed into the side of the Tap.
        2. Not every Tap takes a Bush and there are some Taps, e.g the Carron Phoenix Alba Tap, where there is only a Bush on the Hot side of the Tap.
        3. Sometimes this Bush is stuck to the valve i.e 2 parts are like one part.
        4. Where this happens and you cannot separate the two parts to re-use the Bush part, then you will need to order a new Bush as well as a new Valve.
        5. Here is our Guide to assist you in removing your Valve in its entirety in case you want to check to see if
           • there is a Bush
           • and if yes, is it stuck to your Valve : 7 easy steps to replace kitchen tap valve
        6. Some Bush examples :
           
           

           3819R Valve and Bush 3409R (30mm diameter)

           

           2307R valve and 3886R brass bush together

           

           Old Planar Tap with bush and handle insert

           

           Example of 1212R Valve Bush 3408R in Kitchen Tap

            
        7. For more information on removing the brass bush if it comes out stuck to your Valve see here.
        8. If you do not want to remove the valve in its entirety you can always order the Bush with a view to returning if you do not need it.  In the example below of the Garda Tap you can clearly see that the Bush is visible around the Valve.  Until the Valve is removed it’s not possible to know if the Bush and Valve are stuck together.
           

           Lamona Garda Tap Valve and Bush example

  General Picture Tips

  1. 1. Try and take the picture as clearly as possible in good light.
     2. Show all the Valve in the picture i.e don’t hide part of it with your fingers.
     3. Please Tell us the Date stamp because then it doesn’t matter if it is not showing in your picture.
  

  Good example SMR Stamped on valve example 1

  

  SMR Stamped on valve .  If finger was any lower on the splines (top of the valve) then we would not be able to identify this valve. Example 2

   

Your Tap is a a Bridge Lever Tap or any other tap with two levers extended horizonally?

Then it is worth reading about Clockwise & Anti-clockwise opening Valves in this Post here because the valves are usually fitted the opposite way around e.g the ‘Hot (Clockwise Valve ) is fitted to the Cold Water Feed and the Cold (Anti-clockwise Valve) is fitted to the Hot Water Feed. Here are two examples of what we mean by a Tap that the levers are operated horizontally.

Rangemaster Bridge Tap TBL3BF BF

Vesta Tap from Franke

SMR is stamped on Valve – Blueprint measurements of Valve:

Here are the 4 most common measurements but usually the

• Picture of the Valve ,
• Picture of your actual Kitchen Tap, and
• Approx age of Tap (or date stamp on valve)

is sufficient to enable us to advise you on the correct SMR replacement Valve for your Kitchen Tap.

San Marco Valve Blueprint