How To Repair The Dripping Faucet

The first thing you have to do is turn off the water supply. You should just turn off a water supply valve near the faucet to turn off the water supply, but if not every faucet in your house is equipped with a water supply valve, you have to turn off the main water supply valve to turn off all the water supply in your house. Here are the methods that aidem Edmund collected for you to solve the dripping of faucet caused by many reasons. Hope to help friends in need!

1、 Press Faucet: no matter what appearance the press faucet has, whether it has two handles for cold and hot water or only one handle for controlling cold and hot water at the same time, it works according to some basic principles. The following describes how to disassemble a press faucet and repair the dripping problem: required tools: use these tools to deal with the press faucet - screwdriver, penetrating lubricant, carp pliers or adjustable wrench and the pad to be replaced.

Step 1: turn off the water supply and remove the small screw on or behind the faucet handle to remove the handle fixed on the faucet body. Some screws are hidden under metal buttons, plastic buttons or plastic sheets, which snap or screw into the handle. As long as you open the button, you will see the handle screw installed on the top. If necessary, use some penetrating lubricant like WD-40 specification to loosen the screws.

Step 2: remove the handle and check the parts of the faucet. Remove the packing nut with carp pliers or adjustable wrench. Be careful not to leave scratches on the metal. Turn the spool or shaft in the same direction as when you turn on the faucet to screw them off.

Step 3: remove the screws fixing the washer. If necessary, use penetrating oil to loosen the screws. Check the screw and valve element. If it is damaged, replace it with a new one.

Step 4: replace the old washer with an identical new washer. A new gasket that almost exactly matches the old gasket can generally stop the faucet from dripping. You should also notice whether the old washer has an inclined or flat, and replace it with the same new washer. The gasket designed only for cold water will expand violently when hot water flows through, so as to block the water outlet and slow the flow of hot water. Some washers as like as two peas are available in hot and cold water, but make sure that the washer you bought is exactly the same as the original one.

Step 5: fix the new gasket on the valve core, and then reinstall the components in the faucet. Rotate the stainless steel spool clockwise. After the valve core is in place, reinstall the packing nut. Be careful not to scratch the metal with the wrench.

Step 6: reinstall the handle and replace the button or disc. Turn on the water supply again and check whether there is any water leakage.

2、 Faucet seat: if the faucet still drips water after you change a gasket, there may be a problem with the faucet seat. A damaged gasket may cause the faucet seat to become uneven due to wear by the metal valve core, or the deposition of chemicals in the water may form residues, which makes the gasket unable to fully compress with the valve seat. How to repair the broken faucet seat? Of course, you can change the whole faucet. Another option is to replace only the faucet seat. If you have the right tool, called the seat tension wrench, it is easy to remove the old seat. Insert the valve seat tension wrench into the valve seat, and then pull it counterclockwise. Once you remove the old valve seat, please make sure that the new valve seat you buy is exactly the same as the original one. If the seat cannot be removed, insert a seat sleeve that slides into the old seat and provides a seal. There are two types of seat rollers or grinders that can flatten worn seats. Another option is to use a seat roller or grinder, which is a cheap tool to flatten worn seats. When using this tool, be careful not to use too long or too much force, because the valve seat is made of soft metal, you can easily wear it off too much. When using the grinder, first remove the faucet valve core and insert the valve seat roller downward into the valve seat in the faucet body. Rotate the tool clockwise several times with moderate force. Then use a cloth to clean the metal chips falling from the valve seat.

3、 Sealing ring of Faucet: dripping occurs when the faucet is closed; Leakage occurs when there is water in the faucet. If you see water pouring out from around the handle, your faucet is leaking; The first thing to do is to make sure that the packing nut of the faucet is tight, but be careful not to scratch the nut with pliers or wrench. The following are the tools you need to replace the faucet sealing ring: adjustable wrench, replaced faucet sealing ring and vaseline. If you find that the cause of water leakage is not the loose nut, you need to replace the sealing ring. The sealing ring of the faucet can be a tight sealing ring composed of one or more O-shaped rubber rings, or something like string or soft metal wire wound on the valve core under the packing nut. When replacing the faucet sealing ring, follow the following steps: Step 1: turn off the water supply and remove the faucet handle. Step 2: unscrew the packing nut and remove the nut and the old sealing ring from the valve core. Step 3: install a new sealing ring. If you use a linear sealing material, wrap it around the valve core several times. If it is a sealing material such as soft metal wire, it is only wrapped around the valve core. Before you reassemble the faucet, apply a thin layer of vaseline oil to the threads of the valve core and the threads of the packing nut.