Questions tagged [faucet]
For questions specifically relating to plumbing fixtures that provide an endpoint for a home's water supply system. Topics include fixture design and specialization, installation, maintenance, repair and replacement, among others.
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Forious Pull Down Kitchen Faucet Head Noisy / High Vibration
My in-laws have a Forious kitchen faucet that is making a ton of noise when water flows through the faucet head. I suspect that it needs a good internal cleaning. In taking this faucet head apart, I ...
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Why does kitchen faucet have no water pressure?
We recently had a water main break in our yard which caused us to lose 3 gallons a minute. Water company had to shut off the water main until we arranged to have the water main break repaired. ...
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Identifying a tub faucet
I am trying to Identify this tub faucet. It's aboiut 17 yrs old at least. Can anyone help me with that?
This is a picture of it, the handles are clear.
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How to unscrew this screw under Kitchen Faucet?
I am looking to unscrew this under the kitchen faucet.
It seems a too tight of space below but top faucet is immovable. More I pull from top, and bottom gets more firm to the frame.
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Brass faucet cartridge will not budge and I have now made it harder to remove. Seeking extreme solutions
I have a brass faucet in my bathroom that barely turns. It weeps a bit and so it is time to replace the catridge. Unfortunately, it is corroded and stuck. I applied PB blaster and WD-40 and waited all ...
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Aerator with no screw
I am trying to remove the aerator from my faucet.
I tried two aerator keys but none of them worked.
Do I need to remove the whole faucet to replace it?
Please check the pictures. Thank you.
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Draining pipe to outside faucet
I have an outside faucet with a ~20 foot pipe leading to the 1/4-turn shutoff valve in the laundry room. I've followed this procedure for years: shut the valve, open the outside faucet, unscrew the ...
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How to remove this old tub faucet?
I'm trying to remove this old tub faucet so I can replace it:
However, I can't tell how it's attached, and just twisting (as recommended in online videos) doesn't seem to be working; it doesn't want ...
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How do I fix this bathtub faucet handle?
This bathtub faucet handle fell off a couple days ago, I'm not sure how to put it back on (see pictures). There is no obvious screw that just needs to be tightened with an Allen wrench. I can push it ...
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Replacing old bathtub faucet
I apologize in an advanced for my lack of knowledge on this. I’ve never had to fix a bathtub faucet before.
My bathtub faucet has excessive leaking whenever I use the shower. I thought it might have ...
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Need replacement for a discontinued Porcher faucet
Our Porcher Reprise Bridge faucet broke off today:
Unfortunately, the model's been discontinued years ago and no one seems to have it in stock.
But the schematic shows, the top part can be unscrewed ...
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Grandpa installed this kitchen faucet "once and forever." How do I put in new ball valves?
Pap fixed things using whatever he had around the house. Here's an example. God bless him, because his rigged up solution is the not the failure point. A hole has corroded through the 60 year old ...
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How can I troubleshoot cause for low water pressure in certain faucets?
Background:
House has 1 pressure regulator from from street, this was just replaced.
There are faucets/showers with satisfactory (high) pressure for cold and hot.
What I would like to troubleshoot:
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Plumbing: hot water in cold pipes - water heater problem?
We recently moved into a new apartment that has its own water heater. We have been experiencing random bouts of very hot water coming out of all cold taps in the home, that will only go away after ...
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How to disconnect the supply line from these older bathroom faucets?
Typically removing/replacing the supply lines is done by simply loosening a bolt attached to the intakes as shown here:
However in my original seventies bathroom faucets they do not have a separable ...
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Why is my shower faucet not stateless?
The faucet handle for my shower has one degree of freedom (rotating either clockwise or counter-clockwise) and does not allow controlling flow independently of temperature. The handle turns clockwise ...
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Outside Faucet ON with Split Hose Attachment CLOSED
I accidentally opened my outside hose all the way with the hose splitter valves both closed. Did pressure build up in the line and cause leaks in my pipes? It was about 2 minutes.
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Cold water in bathroom sink
The cold water from sink faucet in our bathroom smells like sewage. It is not coming from the drain. It is only that one faucet that is affected. No problem with the tub or toilet, or in the kitchen. ...
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The pull-out faucet nozzle works only detached
I have a pull-out kitchen faucet. A few days ago I pulled the nozzle out to wash the sink. Afterward, the water runs with a very low pressure when the nozzle is attached to the faucet. However, when I ...
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How do I fix this wobbly faucet? [duplicate]
I have a wobbly sink faucet. This is a video of what happens when I wobble it, above and below.
Clearly something is missing, but I just don't know what. What do I need to buy and install to fix this?...
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Removed the set screw, but the handle fixture will not lift off. I have tried prying it, but with no luck
The fixture is a Delta 2 handle bathroom fixture installed in 2004. I've watched the tutorials and they indicate the handle should lift right off. Not happening! Suggestions?
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Can I replace these broken inserts on bathroom faucet?
The plastic hexagonal inserts inside my bathroom faucet handles are cracked and broken. Is it possible to replace only these inserts? I can't seem to find them online but I'm also not sure exactly ...
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Replacing Faucet- 1950s shelf sink
I cannot for the life of me figure out how to remove this faucet head. The handles were not an issue but I’m not sure what to do with this. There is no visible screw or mechanism to pop is off so I ...
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leaky shower faucet knob - how to find right compression stem?
I have a leaky faucet knobs (pics and video below), and I'm wondering what part I need to purchase to fix it (a particular compression stem?).
For context, here is a video of how the faucet leaks.
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Tightening a kitchen faucet without a visible nut
I've been trying to tighten my kitchen faucet which is very loose. Unfortunately, none of the videos online seem to look like my set-up (see attached).
There seems to be some sort of black plastic ...
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How can I unscrew valve cartridge from valve body?
I am trying to replace this cartridge and I cannot get the old one unscrewed. I've tried assorted tricks from YouTube videos with no luck. I soaked in vinegar overnight to remove corrosion, I also ...
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Need help on replacing faucets of bathroom sink
I am trying to replace both faucets of the sink but I found there is a connecting tube between these 2 under the hood.
What exactly is the tube called? And how am I supposed to detach it from the ...
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How to remove bathroom faucet aerator housing ring?
I need help with how to remove this recessed bathroom faucet aerator housing ring. Does anyone know how to remove the inner ring in the pics? This is the space where the aerator goes.
It looks as ...
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How to remove an aerator metal cap which is broken and plastic part is stuck in the faucet
When trying to unscrew the aerator using a plumber wrench I broke the outer metal cap but the inner portion of the metal cap as well as plastic portion of the aerator got stuck with faucet. Now I want ...
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Shower safety stop stuck / broken
I have an IKEA metallic shower controller. Very similar to their other thermostatic bath/shower mixers, there is a safety "pin" that used to work perfectly fine.
Recently, after having ...
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Grohe Veletto tap disassembly
Help opening a Grohe tap
Hello,
How do I open the nozzle end of this Grohe Veletto tap to clean it out?
After six years, there’s some build-up, and I think it’s making the spray button stick such that ...
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Ancient portable dishwasher hose is not compatible with ancient faucet
I was given a portable GE dishwasher (probably circa the last century)and the hose connection is not compatible with the equally ancient faucet. I rent and don’t want to switch out the faucet if I don’...
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What type of hex bolt is this
The hand held shower cord broke and I’m trying to replace it however the faucet has a weird hex bolt and I'm struggling to determine what the replacement is and what it would be called?
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Glacier Bay two handle bathroom faucet still leaks after catridge replacement
I have a Glacier Bay two-handle bathroom faucet. The hot tap leaks water very slowly around the base of the hot handle when either tap is turned on. After removing the handle, I can see that the leak ...
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Okay to use dual sink faucet for water filtraton faucet?
Wondering if I can buy a dual sink faucet that has an additional water filtration faucet built in next to the main faucet to accommodate an under sink RO water filtration system?
I'm renting and the ...
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how do I disconnect this vanity inlet water pipe
These are the water inlet pipes going to powder room vanity sink faucet.
Is it something I can push down/up with screwdriver or something similar.
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How to avoid shower cord damage from brief hot water flow after shutoff hot before cold taps?
My shower cable with metallic covering is leaking and I suspect damage from temporary hot water flow even though hot water tap is closed before cold water tap.
Is it possible brief hot water damage ...
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Hot Water Line of Kitchen Sink Has Black Particle Bits
last year around January, I started to notice black particles coming out of our hot water in the kitchen. The cold line does not have any funny black particles. All other parts of our house also ...
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Outdoor faucet will leak even after changing washer in stem
One of my outdoor water faucets was leaking from the handle part when it was shut off. I removed the stem brought it to a store and they added a washer at the end with a screw on it (see picture).
I ...
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I'm replacing a bathroom faucet drain, but the p-trap has no nuts + trap arm is leaking
I'm replacing a few bathroom faucets, and when I went to replace the drain with the provided drain assembly, I realized that the p-trap was missing nuts to remove the j-bend from the p-trap assembly. ...
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Looking for guidance on wall mounted faucet spout length [closed]
Renovating a bathroom and was hoping for some guidance re: the minimum necessary spout reach beyond the back edge of the sink should be. Using Kohler Purist wall mounted faucet, which has a 6.75"...
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How to replace cartridge on Kohler Margaux faucet
The handle on the hot side of my widespread faucet is becoming harder to turn. I'd like to remove the handle cover and change out the cartridge, which I believe to be the reason of my problem.
However ...
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Unable to detach kitchen faucet
I'm attempting to replace a kitchen faucet but unable to unscrew nuts holding the large stabilizing piece in place. I have them mostly unscrewed, but they are down against a plastic piece attaching a ...
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How can I remove the stuck casing for this faucet cartridge?
My new house has a leaky bathtub faucet. The previous owner bought a kit and replaced the shower head and the actual spout of the tub, but then it looks like they ran into the same problem I'm having ...
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How to remove old single-hole kitchen faucet from countertop
Similar to the Jan 13, 2018 post but I do see a stacked hex nut holding the "C-shaped" tray to the underside of the counter. The problem is the tray (mine is black plastic) has tabs right ...
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Identify this kitchen faucet cartridge?
This faucet is quite old, and I need to replace the cartridge, but I don't know the brand. Also is there an interchangeable cartridge?
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How do I remove this sink faucet handle?
I tried to remove this handle to soak it in vinegar because buildup of gunk has made it difficult to turn. Little did I suspect I wouldn’t be able to remove this.
The handle itself doesn’t appear to ...
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New bathtub faucet with diffuser has intermittent fast drip
I recently replaced an old bathtub faucet with diffuser which had a steady slow continuous drip. Now, instead, it has an intermittent fast drip with no drips in the times inbetween. I haven't got a ...
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Cold water in BR does not flow
We have a kohl’s two handle nickel faucet. The cold water does not flow when opening the valve
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How can I identify this old faucet cartridge?
I am attempting to find a replacement for this probably 30-year-old faucet cartridge. The faucet is the two-handle style, and both cartridges have rusted over the years. I was able to free up the left ...
