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Help - Faucet-Challenged!!!

mcmahond@twcny.rr.com

2006-01-31, 3:21 pm

I have not repaired or replaced a problem with a faucet for years. I
have a leak in a Glacier Bay faucet in my bathroom and I have a dumb
question - do modern faucets still have washers? I remember years and
years ago a washerless faucet was a big deal, but I was under the
impression that most modern faucets are washerless.

Glacier Bay being the cheap Home Depot knock-off brand, though, I dont
know if it has washers and if it did - wouldn't they be on/under the
faucet handles? If this is a washerless faucet - then how would I
determine where the leak is coming from?

BTW - the leak is directly from the faucet itself. With both handles
firmly in the closed position, a small but steady trickle of water
still comes out of the faucet

If someone could even give me some minor direction before I begin to
take this apart or replace it, I would be most grateful

Thanks

Speedy Jim

2006-01-31, 5:21 pm

mcmahond@twcny.rr.com wrote:
> I have not repaired or replaced a problem with a faucet for years. I
> have a leak in a Glacier Bay faucet in my bathroom and I have a dumb
> question - do modern faucets still have washers? I remember years and
> years ago a washerless faucet was a big deal, but I was under the
> impression that most modern faucets are washerless.
>
> Glacier Bay being the cheap Home Depot knock-off brand, though, I dont
> know if it has washers and if it did - wouldn't they be on/under the
> faucet handles? If this is a washerless faucet - then how would I
> determine where the leak is coming from?
>
> BTW - the leak is directly from the faucet itself. With both handles
> firmly in the closed position, a small but steady trickle of water
> still comes out of the faucet
>
> If someone could even give me some minor direction before I begin to
> take this apart or replace it, I would be most grateful
>
> Thanks
>

Go to HD and ask the clerk in that area. They have repair parts
for a large variety of faucets and certainly for the Glacier Bay.
I believe that one uses a parts kit similar to Delta, but the
clerk can steer you right.
Jim

2006-01-31, 9:21 pm

On 31 Jan 2006 10:30:55 -0800, mcmahond@twcny.rr.com wrote:

>I have not repaired or replaced a problem with a faucet for years. I
>have a leak in a Glacier Bay faucet in my bathroom and I have a dumb
>question - do modern faucets still have washers? I remember years and
>years ago a washerless faucet was a big deal, but I was under the
>impression that most modern faucets are washerless.

That was Delta's promotion iirc, and afaic it is a fraud. They still
have rubber parts that wear out, and they 're a lot more expensive to
replace. In addition, I replaced all the replaceable parts in one of
their faucets and it continued to leak.

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