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Sink Faucets Professional Faucet Tips Leaking Compression Faucets Professional Repair Tip Taking the Faucet Apart Replacing the Packing and Washer Working On the Valve Seat Cleaning Your Faucet Aerator Leaking Valve Faucets Leaking Ball Faucets Leaking Cartridge Faucets |
Washerless Faucet - More recent design, usually with a single lever or knob that controls the flow and mix of hot and cold water by aligning interior openings with the water inlets. These faucets may be one of several type: disc, valve, ball, or cartridge. Because models vary with the manufacturer, it's important to get identical replacement parts. |
Professional Tips When you're taking the faucet apart, douse stubborn connections with penetrating oil before trying to loosen them with a wrench. Tape-wrap the wrench's jaws to prevent marring visible parts of the fixture. Before starting any faucet repair, plug the sink so small parts can't fall down the drain. Line the sink with a towel to prevent damage from tools or parts accidentally dropped. As you disassemble the faucet, line up the pieces in the order that you remove them so you can put them back together properly. CAUTION: Before you work on a faucet, turn off the water at the fixture shutoff valves or the main shutoff valve and open the faucet to drain the pipes. |