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Twizzler3
06-06-09, 04:27 PM
All of a sudden, the hot water faucet in my bathroom got very difficult to turn on or off. In fact, when I turn the hot water handle, the base of the handle moves with it.

There is a screw that is accessible from the top of the handle...should I loosen that a bit? I just have visions of me doing that and a shoot of water squirting me in the face!

Any help would be appreciated!

Twiz

Pulpo
06-06-09, 07:49 PM
That screw is just to remove the handle. You can remove the screw & the handle without getting water in your face. It sounds like the problem is in the stem. Shut the valve under the sink if you remove it.
DUNBAR PLUMBER
06-07-09, 04:40 PM
Remove the stem and do a full rebuild, make sure you use grease (non-petroleum) that's is safe to be in contact with potable water.