It often happens to me as a plumber. After I repair a faucet lever faucet and the house for the first time are amazed. "The faucet turns so easily!" call. It 'amazing, is not that the faucet works so easily after the repair, but he never noticed that does not work properly until it is leaked terribly and it was impossible to move the handle.
Think about it. It goes to the kitchen or bathroom, and as you have done thousands ofTimes before reaching the handle of the faucet and turn on the water. Notice something? Probably not. The water flows, you turn off and go on your way. How you wear your cock all day, what you do not realize that is gradually winning the internal parts of a buildup of minerals from the water valve, and the parties. This means that the internal parts to resist movement of the handle and it is harder to move. Think of it as arthritis in the joints tap.
Thegood news is that you can save a lot of money to repair the valve. Well, let me scare plumber. With a few common tools and instructions, even beginners can get the job done and a hero to a spouse or a friend. Below I've listed a few simple steps to repair single lever faucet. I am only details the repair of a faucet lever in this article, because the procedure to repair this faucet unique and I have no space here for an explanationMulti-lever faucet.
Please read the entire article before you begin the repair process. Once you begin the actual repair, you can then refer to the individual steps to refresh your memory.
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1) First, determine the make and type of faucet to be repaired, if you actually looking for a branded imprint of the faucet that helps immensely. There are over 100 different makes and brands of faucets and many of them take different parts.If you can not find a name for the tap, is a great help of a digital camera. Take a picture of the tap and draw the picture in order hydraulic power. It is likely that when an employee sees an image expert, he or she will immediately know what brand it is.
2) If you know the make or tap a photo, you can buy the necessary spare parts. You can type the big box stores to a local hardware or walk, they each have their particular strengths. Describe theThe symptoms of the disease tap of the writer. Is the handle difficult to move? Tap water is lost around the base of the beak? (Kitchen faucets are notorious for this.) The employee should know what parts you can and should do more trips to save the store, because you have the wrong parts. If you are repairing a faucet Moen brand, is a good idea, buy a "puller" tool, remove the old cartridge. There are different types of cartridge removal tools, ancheap plastic version is available, or those expensive heavy metals. For the house the cheaper plastic should work fine. You can repair without reaching the tap, but with the removal tool makes life much easier. (For repairs, the lowest priority for me to save a few cents on the parties. I would rather frequent a store or supplier that stocks a wide range of quality parts and employs knowledgeable and helpful staff.)
3) Turn on the waterThe tap. I focus on that enough? Before disassembling the faucet, turn off the water supply. Normally there are small brown or chrome valves under the sink in the back. If you are like all other Americans that I've ever worked with, the sink will be packed and the valves are in any type of detergent and shampoo bottles that can be imagined to be buried. Toss in a hair dryer, makeup mirror, soap and toothpaste and spare ... well, you know. Digging through the rubble andLocate the valves. If the valves do not turn easily, you may need to find the main water shutoff valve for the house and turn on the water there. If you need help to find the main water valve, read the article on how to do this on my site.
4) Once the water is gone, close the drain plug on the sink. This little trick was taught to me by another plumber for over 30 years ago. The reason? Probably, during the disassembly of the valve, there is a small screw or dropsSeal and the closed cap prevents the small part of disappearing down the drain. Brilliant. He wants first to disassemble the valve, or if you need a detailed breakdown of your faucet particularly illustrated and its parts, these illustrations is usually on the manufacturers 'websites' could be found.
5) Remove the handle. Often there is a removable plastic cover which covers the handle. Lift the lid and remove the screw. Some handles are connected by a screw on the side of the attachedHandle instead of the tip. Look at the handle, with a little 'study, it should be obvious.
6) Once the handle is removed you will see some sort of device that protects the components replaceable. Sometimes this is a metal clip in the shape of a horseshoe that flows out. Other times it is a sort of round threaded cap that screwed on. Remove the retaining clip or cap.
(Some brands of faucets have a surrounding sheath surrounding the horseshoe-shaped clips. This tube must be removedfirst, and then the horseshoe-shaped ring can be pushed out. To loosen the vagina is designed for both, or grabbing it with pliers and pull to be pulled to remove. Removed after the sheath, grasp the tab of the horseshoe clip with pliers and carefully slid from his party. These parts should be easy to remove.)
7) Now you should have a plastic or brass cartridge that can be removed by pulling it out. If this is a Moen faucet, this is when you useRemoval tool. Follow the instructions on the box of tools. Make sure you run the faucet body itself during this process. Some faucet brands contain a plastic or brass ball here instead of a cartridge. Lift or drag out that part. Under the round ball, you should see two rubber seats and springs. Remove them. (This step should save all removed parts in accordance with the new parts that you took.)
8) If the cartridge or old parts are removed, it is a good ideaUse a flashlight and peer inside the faucet where the old lived. See all debris and fragments of the old cartridge in there? In this case, use tongs to remove needles.
9) It is now possible to have new parts and work your way back through the steps as you reassemble the faucet again, remember to replace all retaining clips and rings. If you have any piece, take the faucet apart again and figure out where they are before turning on the water. Take your timeand you are fine
10) This is the most important step. Assembled on the back tap water again, and tried to ensure that it works well, show your work for your spouse or friends. Observe their reactions as well as enjoy the tap water. Now you're the hero, the plumber who was supposed to pay for the repair.
The author is not responsible for the work that readers of his articles. Entries must repair plumbingbe a useful general guide for the homeowner.
