How do you fix a leaking faucet?
Question:How do you repair or stop the leaking in a bathroom sink. It's droplets of water...every couple of seconds...leaving the sink constantly wet..and growing mold, if I don't clean it. Not to mention its a waste of water!! How do I repair the leaky faucet head. It's just a standard bathroom sink head faucet, with the 2 knobs attached on the side. It this an easy fix?? Help, please!! Thanks.
Answers:
you have to remove the handle in most case's you need a special tool looks like a deep socket this unscrews the valve from the valve body once you do this you may have to use WD-40 and let it soak a while but be sure to turn the water off under the sink once you are able to remove the valve with that tool there will be a small rubber seal or a O-ring most of the time held in place by a small screw replace it you may have to replace to larger O-ring around the valve itself if it has one most do just replace all the rubber seals and you should be fine
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replace the rubber washers... and tighten up the faucet links under the sink. Basically you want to make the handles of the facet a tighter fit. There are washers in 2 to 3 different places in the faucet . all different sized..
Or just call a plumber or a neighbor who's a plumber.
first you shut of the water to the sink those little valves under the sink then you open the the faucet to make the repair take the handle off the valve and take the bonnett a part should unscrew and pull the valve stem out and look the gasket should be there take that to the hardware store and have them get you 2 new gasket and the have a tool that will clean the seat of the part that is at home they are cheap and read the instructions on how to use and do both the hot and cold valves [if one is leaking then the other one will soon leak} its easy to do you can do this and it will save you alot of money
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