Undoing a quick release sink tap hose

[Skylark]

Anyone recognise these fittings? They connect to a (broken ) monobloc sink tap. Boat is a Beneteau. How are they undone?

Many thanks for any help

 

[duncan99210]

To remove the hose tail between the fitting and the tap (the metal bits), hold the metal nut in a spanner or pipe wrench the unscrew the plastic wing nut. The wing nut should rotate freely to let you do this. Turn the water pump off first.

 

[RichardS]

They look like push fits to me.

Push the light brown ridge into the white collar as firmly as you can so that the wavy curved bit overlaps the light brown ridge. Then with a bit of jiggling firmly pull/twist the while pipe out of the light brown fitting / slide the light brown fitting off the white stub. You have to keep the brown collar pushed firmly in otherwise it will grip the pipe again. You will need to keep one finger behind the back of the brown ridge to keep it pressed against the wavy collar.

Richard

 

[LadyInBed]

Both the above are correct, duncan is talking about removing the metal flexable tail and Richard about separating the plastic connection.

 

[Skylark]

Thanks to the three of you, most helpful.

Hopefully, I’ll be able to access the tap while lying on my back with my head in the cupboard under the sink, door removed.

Turn the water pump off first.

Thanks but I’d figured that bit out for myself ?

 

[pvb]

They look like push fits to me.

Push the white collar towards the light brown ridge as firmly as you can so that the wavy curved bit overlaps the light brown ridge. Then with a bit of jiggling firmly pull/twist the while pipe out of the light brown fitting / slide the light brown fitting off the white stub. You have to keep the wavy white collar pushed firmly otherwise it will grip the pipe again. You will need to keep one finger behind the back of the brown ridge to keep it pressed against the wavy collar.

I thought it was necessary to push the grey/brown collet into the white collar in order to release the fitting.

 

[RichardS]

I thought it was necessary to push the grey/brown collet into the white collar in order to release the fitting.

True. The relative movement is the same but you're right that it is the brown collar that needs to be squeezed into the white wavy thing.

Richard