How to Fix a Washerless Kitchen Faucet
Knowing how to fix a washerless kitchen faucet can save you money. Homeowners too often will replace the entire assembly when the faucet starts to leak, making the project much more expensive than it needs to be. Washerless faucet repair kits are available at most hardware stores. These kits come complete with valve seats and faucet ball. With the help of a kit, a homeowner can repair a faucet within a couple of hours. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Washerless faucet repair kit
- Allen wrench set
- Wrench set
- Needle nose pliers
Instructions
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Turn off the water to the kitchen faucet. The water shutoff valve is underneath the sink cabinet. If there are no shutoff valves, turn off the main water supply to the home.
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Use an Allen wrench to remove the set screw that secures the handle to the kitchen faucet. Lift the handle straight up off the faucet.
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Use a wrench to turn the adjusting ring counterclockwise to remove the ring. Lift the faucet cap and the spout away from the base.
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Use a pair of needle nose pliers to pull the cam and cam washer out of the faucet body. The cam sits directly over the ball and has a washer underneath it. The cam rotates the ball to direct the proper flow of hot and cold water. Make note of the position of the ball and pull the ball stem up and remove the ball.
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Use the needle nose pliers to lift out the old valve seals and springs within the faucet cavity. The valve seals are small rubber seals that fit over the water inlet ports inside the faucet cavity. Insert the new valve seals and springs into the faucet body cavity. Carefully use the needle nose pliers to install the valve seats if necessary, due their small size.
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Replace the corroded ball with a new one and reinstall the ball into the faucet body cavity. Make sure the ball is reinstalled in the same position as it was before removal.
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Insert the new cam washer into the cam. Insert the cam into the faucet body making sure to fit the lug on the cam into the notch of the faucet body. The lug is a protrusion on the cam used for alignment to the faucet body.
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Slide the spout and the cap back over the faucet body. Thread the adjusting ring into the cap and tighten the ring using a wrench.
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Set the faucet handle over the cap and secure it with the set screw.
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Turn the water valve to the water faucet back on. Turn on the water faucet to check for leaks.
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