Faucet Repair : How to Repair a Dripping Kitchen Two-Handle Faucet

Water should not be dripping from your kitchen two-handle faucet while the unit is off. Learn how to repair a dripping kitchen two-handle faucet with help from a longtime plumber in this free video clip.

Expert: Terry Matsamas
Bio: Terry Matsamas has worked for Towers Murray Plumbing since 1991.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Series Description: Repairing the faucet in your kitchen sink, bathroom sink or shower requires extra care due to the presence of your home's water lines. Learn about faucet repair with help from a longtime plumber in this free video series.

[babybug]

Step Turn off the water under the sink first! If you don't, when you remove that thingy, of a gusher of water will spray four feet into the air and run all over the floor. You could slip and fall in it like I did and almost knock yourself out. Very important piece of information.

[virginiagoldwasser]

Thank you. This was just the help I needed. Although most would know to turn off the water first, not all who are trying this for the first time would be aware. Always shut off water first just like shutting off the electricity before changing out a light switch, etc. Not fun if forgotten or missed.

[marybryan]

I just watched this, and fixed my faucet in 10 minutes. Thanks

[rogerl]

Thank you so much for this, I was successfully able to fix this on my own thanks to this video! 🙏🏻😊

[olegmmiller]

Yea, you need to include the step of turning off the water supply BEFORE doing anything else. It isn't in your title OR in your description.

I came home to all hell having broken loose in my house, because my wife didn't know this AND she didn't know where the cutoff was.

Thanks for a great evening.

[marcusjeffries]

very informative, great audio, and it fixed my since also. Thank you Terry.

[kalliawalker]

Thank you mr. Terry it was very helpful and we'll know how to do it I will fix it myself I was going to call my brother but I think I can handle it I'm going to fix it I'm going to do what you did on the video and I'm going to get it done thank you so much for being here for me and others God bless you keep you and your family safe always Miss Walker

[evelynpratt]

Thanks Terry, this tutorial was soooo helpful!!!!

[new-knowledge]

I had to replace what was mentioned here, but I also had to replace the tap seats. But these seats I guess were so old that in one store they were sold as discontinued. So 6 seats cost less than six dollars. Before getting the parts, the kitchen cold water tap was constantly dripping no matter how tight you closed the tap.

So a temporary cure was to open the cold water tap and wait for the water to get as cold as possible. That caused the cold water rubber washer to shrink a bit. Then you close the cold water tap good and tight. Next you turn on the hot water tap and let it run at top heat for a while. Over this time period, the heat slowly transfers over to the cold water tap and its washer. So the heat causes the washer to expand a bit and thus it fills in the notches in the worn out tap seat. Bingo, the annoying dripping stops, for now.

[juliabaker]

thank you terry. That looks super easy.

[m.taylor]

This is nicely explained, but my tap cover does not pull off after removing the screw under the cap.
Secondly with the Waltec stem, the bibb screw will not unscrew. It takes a flat screwdriver but the bibb screw will not easily loosen.

[bagpipegnat]

Very clear - thanks - will do in the morning!

[donnarosner]

ThanQ for your post !!! I appreciate it😊

[jeremoe]

Thanks for posting because this was a great help.

[Olivia]

Thanks, looks very clear! Getting ready to give it a shot.

[madbug]

Great video! I have been wondering how to fix a faucet like this. I

[craiglee]

Insides dont' look like mine at all. There is a spring loaded "something" underneath all of that. Not held in place by any screw - nests down in the hold that all that goes on top of. Because I have never seen how one fits in, I dont know how to place it. It popped out with the spring pressure.

[marykay]

Im a single female who bought my home 18 months ago. 3 days ago my kitchen sink started leaking, i love your vdieo, it is my exact kitchen sink so im posative i can fix this. The only thing you dont mention is about shuting off the water. Should'nt i shut off the main water valve b4 i start this? Thank you 4 the video.

[othellclark]

My kitchen 2 handle water faucet won't stop watering. I opened the cabinet and tried to shut off the water supply but it did not work. Got a plumber who gave up of how to fix too but took the money. Pls advise. It's a very old system.

[mgoh]

Very helpful but first thing you need to do is shut off water.