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Originally Posted by Rathji
We have a Delta single handle faucet ( this model) that drips. Since I have little time to deal with this stuff, my wife got my father in law to replace the guts of it, like I have been telling her for months that I would do. My wife watched him, and she says he did everything just like this site says except putting the silicon grease on the O-ring seals, replacing everything but the ball, with a repair kit from Home Depot.
Problem is, it didn't fix it and we have this constant DRIP DRIP DRIP. My wife says it probably even made it worse. Now it is past my bedtime, and my wife can't sleep when she knows it is dripping so I am wondering if anyone has any other idea about what I can do.
Will adding the grease help? I have never heard of using grease with plumbing.
Could there be a problem with the entire faucet? or could the problem be in the head of the faucet? Our house is only 2 years old, so I am assuming it isn't totally worn out. If I can avoid springing 270 bucks for a new one, I would certainly prefer that. |
A repair kit should have fixed it. It should have been the gaskets that were leaking. Faucets are very simple pieces of hardware. If replacement gaskets didn't fix it, the thing is a lemon, and you might as well replace it. A new faucet like yours will indeed be a bit pricey, but it doesn't have to be. You can probably get one for ~$100 less at Rona that looks similar.
Installation is pretty simple. You can do it with regular tools like pliers, a crescent wrench, screwdriver, and some logic. Probably wont take you more than an hour including some preliminary thinking, and some beer drinking.
And if you're hooped for time and can't get to it until next weekend, put a cutting board in the sink or tape a spoon to the wall and aim the drip so that it deflects.
