How to Fix A Dripping or Leaky Single Handle Faucet

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[noreenpurple]

WOW!!! That was FLIPPIN WONDERFUL! A three minute tutorial to describe how to disassemble and to reassemble three different cartridges. Wow! I am so tired of those long tutorials for one thing. Thank you so much for this blessing! I’m actually saving it to my videos.😆😂🤣🙌🏻❤️❤️❤️

[MicrofilmExpert]

Excellent. I was so glad and emboldened that I went to Lowes to get the additional info not provided for my particular model and buy the assembly I needed from Lowes.

[lroger]

Thanks for providing a video that quickly gets to the point!

[Nicole-vdbo]

Savings lives. Going to fix this bathroom faucet

[Buzznut]

Worked perfect on my 20 year old faucet. I ordered the rebuild kit on Amazon and it took an hour or so (another hour spraying the set screw with WD-40 several times and waiting).

[traceylafontaine]

Thanks for the tutorial!!
Because of your video, i fixed the kitchen faucet. 😁 👍

[jweber]

Thanks, this was short & sweet, but so fast over the very first step: taking off the handle of the single handle faucet. What kind of tool? Phillips head? Hex head? Pry bar? TNT?

[kathleenr]

Thank you! Easy to follow directions that guided us to stopping the leak!!

[jtllbmmmalex]

Those videos are very clear, and easy to understand. Thank you

[michelebinder]

Sigh... ok, I'm working on a kitchen faucet. But mine is leaking at the handle, not the spout. It was kind of gunky in there, so thanks for letting me know it's a tiny hex screw. I'm stuck; the handle doesn't want to come off. What exactly is resisting?

[scottstpierre]

Thanks for the tips! Worked like a charm, saved me a call (and looong wait) from the plumber!

[smwill]

How nice for the lady in the video to be taking apart new parts that haven't been in place for ten years.

[valeramgh]

Yay! I did it with the help of this video!!! Thank you!

[lucillekenney]

Thank you! I finally fixed that drippy kitchen faucet!

[Patrick-xtyh]

I think it would be really easy to work with a brand new faucet, like this helpful video shows, but try doing it to a faucet that maybe hasn't had any repairs for 10 years or more? I'd be willing to bet it would be a lot dirtier, messier and that one thing that always goes wrong that takes a 15 minute project and turns it into an hour? Still, the video does help...

[MosheHaMayim]

Thank you. The little rubber seals with springs are most often the culprit. The man at the hardware store say's if the faucet begins dripping again within 6 months, then it is the ball that needs to be replaced.

[tdz]

Great design. You don’t have to miter the wood base. It just going to get covered by the mitered top trex
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[MrAcEsNeIgHtS]

Great video-thanks! My problem is only the hot water is dripping from my single handle. How would I fix this?

[KOWolf]

Came for Gami, left with the leak in my faucet being fixed after all these years

[misterfunnybones]

These faucets are gleaming brand new. You may have to remove some scale or mineral deposits if your tap is old. Try a small wire brush. Don't go too crazy because you don't want to damage any seating surfaces. My faucet is 35 years old & works well after a cleaning & new parts, but it won't last forever. Some areas are getting pitted.