Comments on: Faucet leaking, not from pipe? http://diyquestions.org/diy/faucet-leaking-not-from-pipe Answers to all your questions about DIY. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:41:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: just wonderin http://diyquestions.org/diy/faucet-leaking-not-from-pipe/comment-page-1#comment-3260 just wonderin Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:39:21 +0000 http://diyquestions.org/diy/faucet-leaking-not-from-pipe#comment-3260 if you are inclined towards how faucets work, it is probably the packing. which used to me made out of graphite, not they use Teflon tape. you could try and take the faucet apart and rebuild it if you are inclined towards how faucets work, it is probably the packing. which used to me made out of graphite, not they use Teflon tape. you could try and take the faucet apart and rebuild it

]]> By: Drew M http://diyquestions.org/diy/faucet-leaking-not-from-pipe/comment-page-1#comment-3259 Drew M Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:39:18 +0000 http://diyquestions.org/diy/faucet-leaking-not-from-pipe#comment-3259 ok its an easy fix. the problem is that the tap needs re seating. the washer inside the tap is worn and more than likely so is the metal its sitting on. what you need to do is turn the water off at the mains. once you do that there will be a way of undoing the handle of the tap. once you do that then you need to take the centre section out it looks like a fishing float (yanno the thing that lets you see where the line is that floats on the water) you then take it to the hardware store and get one the same and buy a reseating tool (pretty cheap). it will have instructions on it if not ask at the store or ask me once you do that haha. then its just a matter of making sure its a nice flat seat and reassemble it with the new seal. good luck and if in doubt get a plumber buts its pretty straight forward. ok its an easy fix. the problem is that the tap needs re seating. the washer inside the tap is worn and more than likely so is the metal its sitting on. what you need to do is turn the water off at the mains. once you do that there will be a way of undoing the handle of the tap. once you do that then you need to take the centre section out it looks like a fishing float (yanno the thing that lets you see where the line is that floats on the water) you then take it to the hardware store and get one the same and buy a reseating tool (pretty cheap). it will have instructions on it if not ask at the store or ask me once you do that haha. then its just a matter of making sure its a nice flat seat and reassemble it with the new seal. good luck and if in doubt get a plumber buts its pretty straight forward.

]]> By: Ken http://diyquestions.org/diy/faucet-leaking-not-from-pipe/comment-page-1#comment-3258 Ken Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:55:54 +0000 http://diyquestions.org/diy/faucet-leaking-not-from-pipe#comment-3258 sounds like a bad faucet......go to home depot, or lowes, and get a new one. They're not hard to install, just get some teflon tape to go on the fittings and you'll be fine. Of course you dould take the old one off and see if you can fix the leak.......easier to just put a new one on. sounds like a bad faucet……go to home depot, or lowes, and get a new one. They’re not hard to install, just get some teflon tape to go on the fittings and you’ll be fine.

Of course you dould take the old one off and see if you can fix the leak…….easier to just put a new one on.

]]> By: nick http://diyquestions.org/diy/faucet-leaking-not-from-pipe/comment-page-1#comment-3257 nick Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:03:26 +0000 http://diyquestions.org/diy/faucet-leaking-not-from-pipe#comment-3257 call a plumber. call a plumber.

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