When fixing a faucet make sure the drain in the sink is plugged. This is a demonstration on how to repair a crane faucet in a bathroom.it is an easy project to tackle for the average do it yourselfer. A little tip here can save you a headache with this project.
My handheld piiece from my Grohe Europlus II kitchen faucet recently cracked whree it connected to the hose. I was surprised to find out that the broken plastic piece could not be replaecd but rather the whole head needed to be replaced for around 0.00. Rather than settle for that, I was able to repair.
moen cartridge installation for a bathtub or shower .Few tips …not a big job diy….Moen is the best faucet on the market as far as I am concerned.They guarentee their cartridges for life…You can pick a cartridge up where ever Moen is sold at no charge.
A simple way to change a moen cartridge.It is not a difficult task to do. Your bathtub faucet is exactly the same way to change if you are installing a 1225B cartridge as this one is. The posi-temp cartridge is 1222 and moen guarentees them for life. I pick mine up at any hardware store. See the manager if there is a problem getting one. Moen is as far as I am concerned the best faucet on the market…bar none
So, you have a Delta 1400 Series bathtub faucet, and there’s water leaking from the spout. You can repair this yourself with no special tools required (just a small flathead screwdriver and a Phillips-head screwdriver) and parts that you can get at a local hardware or plumbing supply store like Lowe’s or Home Depot. You can do the repair in five minutes. It may seem daunting to do your own plumbing repairs, but this one is straightforward and easy. If you are lucky, you only need to replace the seats and springs. This is Delta part number RP4993 (Seats & Springs – Repair Kit) and costs around . After replacing the seats and springs, if you still have a leak, then you need to replace the entire valve cartridge, Delta part number RP19804 (Valve Cartridge – Repair Kit), which costs around . First of all, SHUT OFF YOUR WATER SUPPLY – find the main valve and close it. Turn on the bathtub faucet and let the remaining water drain out. Follow the video to see how to dismantle the faucet. At around 1:35, you can’t see it very well, but I’m using the small flathead screwdriver to gently (gently!) pry the valve cartridge out of the brass pipe. Put the screwdriver head between the pipe and the cartridge and carefully nudge it out, maybe with a little twist of the screwdriver. At 2:17, I pop out one of the seat/spring combos. Replace both sets with new ones and reassemble everything back together. If this doesn’t fix the leak, then replace the entire valve cartridge. The valve …
well this was the cold side of the faucet in my bathroom, it has been leaking for a few weeks, not muc but enough to bother me to fix it, but no luck on finding the part, no idea who makes it.