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Posted on April 1, 2006 by Alyce Ortolano | Posted under Home and Family
Steps To Replace Your Faucet and Faucet Handles
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1. Start by turning off the water. Your valve should be located underneath the sink. Shower shut offs are sometimes found in an adjoining closet. If there is no individual shut offs you will need to shut your main water source off.2. Open all the taps to let the water that is in the lines drain off. Once there is no more water draining off you can begin your disassembling.3. If you have a diagram of your faucet you should have it out now. If you dont have one you should contact the manufacturer before you start your project. They can email it to you or even snail mail it if you like.4. For the repair kit [if applicable] you need to follow the instructions to the tee. If you dont you are going to run into trouble.5. f you have no plans you can still do the project. You will need to take the existing faucet apart and you need to lay out all the parts in the exact order you remove them.6. Do your repair.7. Put the faucet back together.8. Check the faucet by opening the faucet and turning on the water. Once there is no air in the line you can turn the faucet off. A compression faucet gets a slightly different process. 1. Start by turning off the water. Your valve should be located underneath the sink. Shower shut offs are sometimes found in an adjoining closet. If there is no individual shut offs you will need to shut your main water source off.2. Open all the taps to let the water that is in the lines drain off. Once there is no more water draining off you can begin your disassembling.3. To stop a handle leak pry the faucet cap off using a utility knife.4. Remove the handle screw and then the handle.5. If there is a leak on the handle turn on the water and then with a wrench tighten the packing nut.6. Remove the packing nut and cut off the O-ring which you will find at the base.7. Using your utility knife gently roll on the new packing nut. Perhaps there is no problem with the existing handles and you just want to change the handles for a new look following the steps above will accomplish that task. Repairing your faucets and faucet handles isnt nearly as difficult as you might have thought. These easy steps take you from start to finish with no trouble. Youll have your faucets as good as new in no time! About The Author: Alyce is an author of Decorz.com. If you're looking for more faucets |
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