December 14th, 2009
How do you replace gaskets in bathroom and shower faucets?
I was told by a plumber that the gaskets needed to be replaced to stop all the leaking. I need to do this myself because if i wait for my other half bad will turn to worse. Any info will help more than you know- i am clueless
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Take of the handles they have a screw in the middle. they have a plastic cover on the handles. Turn water off under the sink Then you will see a large nut that holds in the faucet handle un screw the nut and take out the part that the handle was hook to. under that part you will see a little washer that’s what you got to replace. On the shower, you have to turn of the water at the water heater. there should be a cold line coming in and just turn the handle. Now you will go inside and do the same thing that you did to the sink. Hardware store has the parts you need. If you need more help I’m here
Marjoe is right, but I will add my two cents worth as well.
Always do these type of plumbing jobs when the hardware store is open and will stay that way for a couple of hours.
Take the old washers to the store with you – there are hundreds of different styles and sizes.
Don’t just replace the washers, you need to check the seats too. A seat is the thing that the washer bumps into to stop the water. Sometimes, but not always, these will ge a notch or chip in them and they will cause washers to weat out quickly or not shut the water off all the way. Once you follow Marjoe’s instructions, stick your finger down in the hole and feel the surface. If it is nice and smooth, you are fine. If it feels rough, you need to replace it. For this job, you need a seat wrench – it is just and angled piece of metal with a tapered or stepped end which you slide down inside the holeand turn. You can pick one of these up where you are buying your washers – they are not expensive – much cheaper than a plumber.
Keep in mind that they kind of faucet that Marjoe wrote about is just one kind of faucet – the kind with two handles. Faucets with one handle have a mixing ball which can also be replaced. Sometimes you run accross a cheap two handle sink faucet which dosen’t have seats and has alternate types of valve stems. Some of these can also be rebuilt – just take the parts to your hardware store.
If you run into really bad problems with the sink, it will be cheaper and easier to just replace the faucet – I bought one on sale at Home Depot last week for $19.
Have fun!
Terwijl dit is is een gemakkelijke te maken reparatie het moeilijk te verklaren. Het beste advies ik kan geven u moet naar uw lokale ijzerhandel gaan en een boek op kopen hoe te om lekke tapkranen te herstellen. Voor $10 of minder zult u geleidelijke instructies met beelden en diagrammen en een lijst van nodig hulpmiddelen volledig krijgen.
Als u om het even welke problemen ontmoet kunt u de antwoorden in uw reparatiehandboek onmiddellijk vinden zonder het moeten online teruggaan en op iemand wachten u kunnen helpen. Goed geluk!