Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Leaking bathtub faucet
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10-11-01, 07:01 PM
I have already changed the faucet stems and seats in both the hot and cold faucets and my tub faucet is still leaking. What can I do to stop it? Please help.
arkayassoc
10-11-01, 07:17 PM
And am I to assume, with the stems you had new washers on the ends of them? And you are sure you got the new seats installed correctly, did you put teflon tape around the threads before you inserted them, and are they tight?
And we are also assuming the leak is out of the spigot, and not around the valve stems themselves ( a whole 'nother problem)?
Can you verify some of the assumptions here?
And we are also assuming the leak is out of the spigot, and not around the valve stems themselves ( a whole 'nother problem)?
Can you verify some of the assumptions here?
10-11-01, 07:24 PM
It is leaking form the faucet itself, not form around the knobs. When I put the seats in I used a teflon pipe compond to seal them. The new steams had all washers.
arkayassoc
10-12-01, 12:35 PM
First, you can isolate it to which valve stem, by running the hot water until it is hot, shutting it off, and seeing if the drip is hot or cold.
I am not a fan of teflon paste, so I would probably remove the seats, clean them up, and re-install them and see if they tighten in further. Sometimes teflon paste will clump, and you don't actually get a good seat seal.
Next, I would check the washers on the valve stem. Are they cone shaped or flat? Whichever, they need to be the proper configuration to properly seal against the valve seat. Look at the valve seat, and you will probably be able to see if it looks like the correct configuration.
I am not a fan of teflon paste, so I would probably remove the seats, clean them up, and re-install them and see if they tighten in further. Sometimes teflon paste will clump, and you don't actually get a good seat seal.
Next, I would check the washers on the valve stem. Are they cone shaped or flat? Whichever, they need to be the proper configuration to properly seal against the valve seat. Look at the valve seat, and you will probably be able to see if it looks like the correct configuration.
notuboo
10-12-01, 04:12 PM
New valve stems and seats, still leaking. Determine if it hot or cold side leaking. Take out that stem and seat again and use a flashlight to look at the threads where the seat mates with the valve. Hopefully, you have some mineral deposits built up that are not allowing the seat to be set deep enough into the valve. Use a very small screw driver and gently pick at the deposits. Protect the threads at all cost. If it looks fine, then you want to stop reading here....
I have seen any number of times where water will erode the brass valve and leak around new seats. Nothing will fix this, no pipe dope, Teflon tape, silicone...Tried it all, does not work. You have to repalce the valve body. This can be easy or incredibly hard. Tearing out old tile and wall.. easy.....
Have fun and good luck....
I have seen any number of times where water will erode the brass valve and leak around new seats. Nothing will fix this, no pipe dope, Teflon tape, silicone...Tried it all, does not work. You have to repalce the valve body. This can be easy or incredibly hard. Tearing out old tile and wall.. easy.....
Have fun and good luck....