| Fixing leaking faucet Would it be easier to replace the washer or to replace the whole faucet? If I were to replace the washer, what are the steps involved? Thanks |
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 tp0dyabbazooiePremium
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Carnegie, PA
kudos:4 | 1- shut off cold feed to house
2- drain down all water to prevent a facefull of water, if its outside, not such a big deal.
3- using pliers, unscrew the cap nut and remove the stem, turning the handle on the valve counterclockwise to remove.
4- goto a local hardware store (recommend a true value if possible), and they can match up a washer and possibly a new packing gasket
5- reassemble. turn main water on slow, let pressure build slowly so you dont stress the pipes/joints.
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| said by tp0d:3- using pliers, unscrew the cap nut I learned a new word today... thought it was called WRENCH...
Anyway, replacing the seals is fairly easy. However in many instances the inside is completely destroyed especially if the valve has been subjected to many years of operation - so you may be better off replacing the whole valve. Takes an extra 3 minutes... |
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Or you could call these guys....
»www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/20···400.html
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Where is it leaking? Have you tried to tighten the retaining nut under the handle?
What is this faucet used for, looks like someone mickey moused a ground. If so a proper ground clamp should be used.
Replacing a faucet is easy. If you go that route, I strongly recommend using a 1/4 turn ball vale faucet. Like other types of ball valves it provides full flow and much less likely to leak.
»www.plumbingfittingsdirect.com/v···100.html
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tp0dyabbazooiePremium
join:2001-02-13
Carnegie, PA
kudos:4 | reply to cowboyro
said by cowboyro:said by tp0d:3- using pliers, unscrew the cap nut I learned a new word today... thought it was called WRENCH... Anyway, replacing the seals is fairly easy. However in many instances the inside is completely destroyed especially if the valve has been subjected to many years of operation - so you may be better off replacing the whole valve. Takes an extra 3 minutes... wrench, pliers... tomato, tomawto... whatever..
I use channel locks for 90% of my work, the other 10% are either pipe wrenches or socket/open ends..
»www.channellock.com/pliers.aspx
if that valve is sweat, it aint gonna be another 3mins..
-j
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| said by tp0d:if that valve is sweat, it aint gonna be another 3mins..
True, maybe more like 4-5... |
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| said by cowboyro:said by tp0d:if that valve is sweat, it aint gonna be another 3mins..
True, maybe more like 4-5... one of those "lists" msn put out was 10 things every man should know how to do... sweat pipe was on it! |
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 John GaltForward, MarchPremium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
kudos:5 | reply to retired17
Yeah, it's all fun & games until the rusted nipple breaks off in the wall...  |
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| said by John Galt:Yeah, it's all fun & games until the rusted nipple breaks off in the wall...
that sounded dirty... but i know what you mean, my house still had some galvanized when i bought, what a nightmare |
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iknowPremium
join:2012-03-25 | reply to retired17
if you replace the whole faucet, you'll need to hold the pipe with a pipe wrench, while you unscrew the faucet. if it seems stuck, you can use heat or a dremel with a fiberglass cutoff wheel on the part of the faucet with the wrench facets on it, where it screws on the pipe. don't cut into the pipe though. being it's iron pipe, it may be very difficult to remove the normal way!. |
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tp0dyabbazooiePremium
join:2001-02-13
Carnegie, PA
kudos:4 | reply to retired17
gotta love hit-n-run op's...
bleh.
-j |
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valvoj
join:2002-01-23
Cicero, NY | reply to retired17
Trying not to thread crap but have similar situation. Have an outside faucet that is leaky near the handle when on. I followed the steps I found online to unscrew and pull out the stem. I took it to the usual bix box stores and they say they no longer sell just the insides like that anymore (since 2 yrs ago). Have to buy the whole shebang. Went to an Ace HW, was able to buy at least the replacement washer but that didn't help. Is this really the case now? Can't buy the stem piece at hardware stores? |
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join:2012-03-25 | said by valvoj:Trying not to thread crap but have similar situation. Have an outside faucet that is leaky near the handle when on. I followed the steps I found online to unscrew and pull out the stem. I took it to the usual bix box stores and they say they no longer sell just the insides like that anymore (since 2 yrs ago). Have to buy the whole shebang. Went to an Ace HW, was able to buy at least the replacement washer but that didn't help. Is this really the case now? Can't buy the stem piece at hardware stores?
the better one's should still sell it. a plumbing supply store will have it. what you may need is the packing under the nut, that will leak when the faucet is turned on if either the nut is too loose, or the packing went bad. |
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