Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Apr 24, 2014 12:45 pm A kitchen faucet gets a lot of use. It gets used many times a day and many ways, such as to wash your dishes, get a drink, wash your food, and fill pots with water for cooking, just to name a few. Over time, the rubber washers and O-rings that create a watertight seal can deteriorate and cause the kitchen faucet to leak and puddle around the base. Disassembling the faucet and replacing the O-rings can stop your leaks and add years to your faucet. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Cartridge Faucet 1 Shut off the water supply beneath the sink. Turn the supply valve handles clockwise until tight. 2 Pry the beauty cap off the top of the faucet, exposing the screw beneath it. Remove the screw and pull the handle off the faucet assembly. 3 Lift up on the faucet spout while twisting it back and forth to remove it from the faucet body. Use tongue-and-groove pliers to rotate the retaining ring counterclockwise to remove it and expose the retaining clip. Use needle-nose pliers to grab the clip and pull it from the faucet body. Use your fingers to pull the O-ring from the bottom of the faucet body. 4 Grab the top of the cartridge stem inside the faucet body with the tongue and groove pliers. Pull the stem from the faucet body. Pull the O-ring from the cartridge with your fingers. Clean the faucet parts under running water while you have the faucet disassembled. 5 Squirt a small amount of silicone based grease in your hand. Place the replacement O-rings into the silicone grease and use your fingers to ensure the grease thoroughly coats the O-rings. Replace the O-ring around the cartridge. Install the cartridge in the faucet body. Replace the O-ring around the bottom of the faucet body. 6 Replace the retaining clip and replace the retaining nut. Slip the faucet spout over the faucet body. 7 Replace the faucet handle. Secure the handle with the screw you removed previously. Snap the cap back onto the top of the faucet. Turn on the hot and cold water supplies. 8 Check the faucet to ensure the hot and cold water is correct. If the flow of water is reversed, you must disassemble the faucet, pull the cartridge from the faucet, rotate it 180 degrees and reassemble the faucet. Want to know more faucet pls click:faucet Hope this can help Kitchen Corner member. DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi All, Hoping someone might be be to provide some advice on my ceiling that needs repair. Photos attached, but seems like the alcove (??) is pulling away. Thanks Thomas 0 6539 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair The intent of that sort of clause is being misaaplied. its suposed to be used to avoid paying out for things liek when you decided to do a reno yourself and the… 3 5523 |