Ferro Tap Replacement in Warsaw: No More Leaks Under the Sink

What to know about Ferro taps

Ferro is a Polish maker of bathroom and kitchen fittings, and its taps are in plenty of Warsaw flats. Most single-lever models have a ceramic cartridge. If the tap suddenly gives you only hot or only cold, that cartridge is the usual suspect. It can be replaced without taking the tap off, as long as a matching part is available.

Replacing the whole tap makes sense when the body itself leaks, the thread has corroded, or you simply want a different model. The plumber undoes the old hoses, takes the tap off, fits the new one and checks the joints under pressure. With a wall-mounted mixer there’s one more thing: the new one has to match the spacing of the outlets in the wall, or he’ll need offset adapters.

Change the old flexible hoses while you’re at it. They cost very little, and they tend to burst when nobody is home.

How it looks in the appBasin tap replacement: what the request looks like in the appMark what needs doing and photograph the leaking bathroom tap. The app shows a price range at once. Then your address and a day that suits you, and the request goes to independent handymen. Each one names their price, the choice is yours. Nobody has to call anybody.Service and a photoAddress and a day that suits youOffers from handymen, you chooseStep 1 of 5BathroomBasin tap replacement250–400 zł · per jobEstimate≈ 250–400 złPhotos: show what needs doingNext Step 2 of 5Where?Warsaw, WolaWhen suits you?WeekdayWeekendAny dayDescriptionOld tap leaks under the sinkSend request 3 offersBasin tap replacementWarsaw, WolaSentVMViktor M.300 złI’ll check the wall is dry on site.ChooseMDMarcin D.370 złAfter fitting I check nothing leaks.ChooseKBKrzysztof B.380 złI’ll remove the old fittings on site.ChooseOrder in the app

What it costs and how to book: tap replacement in Warsaw.

Where people go wrong

• Buying a tap by eye. Basin, kitchen sink and wall-mounted are three different things, and spout length matters too.
• Leaving isolation valves that don’t shut off. Then the riser has to be closed, and someone has to get to it first.
• Cranking the hoses tight with a wrench. The washer gets crushed and the drip is back in a few days.
• Fitting a new tap onto old, brittle hoses.
• Missing the limescale in the aerator. A weak flow doesn’t always mean a broken tap.

Before the plumber comes

• Check that the valves under the sink or basin close all the way.
• Empty the cabinet under the sink so there’s room to work.
• If you’re buying the tap yourself, get new hoses too. Materials are paid for separately from the labour.
• Take photos of the old tap from above and below, including the connections.

Before any work on water pipes, shut the valve and make sure nothing comes out of the tap.

How to book the job

1. Describe what the tap is doing in the app and add photos. From them a plumber can see the tap type and connections straight away.
2. Plumbers who take this kind of work in Warsaw send bids with their own price.
3. You pick one by price, rating and reviews. The phone number and address show up only after you choose.
4. You pay the plumber directly, and he issues the invoice.

Fixings are usually included in the labour; the tap and hoses are not. Whoever fitted the tap answers for the fitting and will redo his own leak. Old pipes in the wall and valves he never touched are not on him.