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My bathroom sink is giving me a fit. The cold water knob is turned off, yet the cold water continues to run. I'm not talking a little drip, I mean it stays on. So I've had to shut the cold water off at the valve under the sink.
I took the knob apart (the sink has 1 knob each for hot & cold water, they are the L-shaped kind) and I can't find anything out of the ordinary. Does anyone know what could be the problem? It doesn't appear to be anything wrong in the knob, but I could be missing something that I don't know to look for.
AgentOrange
10-30-2010, 04:19 PM
My bathroom sink is giving me a fit. The cold water knob is turned off, yet the cold water continues to run. I'm not talking a little drip, I mean it stays on. So I've had to shut the cold water off at the valve under the sink.
I took the knob apart (the sink has 1 knob each for hot & cold water, they are the L-shaped kind) and I can't find anything out of the ordinary. Does anyone know what could be the problem? It doesn't appear to be anything wrong in the knob, but I could be missing something that I don't know to look for.
What type of faucet do you have? It sounds like a bad cartridge or mixing valve inside t faucet. Either that, or where the handle turns the cartridge off and on is stripped and won't turn the cold side off all the way. When you had the knob off, could you turn the cartidge off and on with a pair of needle nose or channel locks?
What type of faucet do you have? It sounds like a bad cartridge or mixing valve inside t faucet. Either that, or where the handle turns the cartridge off and on is stripped and won't turn the cold side off all the way. When you had the knob off, could you turn the cartidge off and on with a pair of needle nose or channel locks?
I couldn't tell you what type of faucet it is. We got a new to us sink when my father-in-law re did his bathroom. The only identification on the faucet is a cursive "H."
Yes, I could turn the stem with a pair of Channel locks. I turned it to see if it maybe needed adjusting, but that didn't work. I also replaced the washer on the cartridge and that didn't work either.
AgentOrange
10-30-2010, 04:40 PM
I couldn't tell you what type of faucet it is. We got a new to us sink when my father-in-law re did his bathroom. The only identification on the faucet is a cursive "H."
Yes, I could turn the stem with a pair of Channel locks. I turned it to see if it maybe needed adjusting, but that didn't work. I also replaced the washer on the cartridge and that didn't work either.
When you turned the stem, did the water turn off?
When you turned the stem, did the water turn off?
No, it only slows down. I turned it both counterclockwise and clockwise from the starting point and neither worked.
AgentOrange
10-30-2010, 04:48 PM
No, it only slows down. I turned it both counterclockwise and clockwise from the starting point and neither worked.
It sounds like the cartridge itself is bad. Since you don't know what type of faucet it is, you might have betterluck going to lowes or depot and getting another one at this point.
It sounds like the cartridge itself is bad. Since you don't know what type of faucet it is, you might have betterluck going to lowes or depot and getting another one at this point.
Another cartridge or replace the fixture itself?
AgentOrange
10-30-2010, 04:59 PM
That is my guess. Sorry I can't be more help, I am not @ home and using my phone. That is what appears to be your problem.
That is my guess. Sorry I can't be more help, I am not @ home and using my phone. That is what appears to be your problem.
Thanks for the help! I will look into that on Monday.
AgentOrange
11-04-2010, 05:38 PM
Thanks for the help! I will look into that on Monday.
What did you end up doing?
Dipper9
12-23-2010, 04:25 PM
Woke up this morning to find a tiny hole in my living room ceiling. Its in the spot where the previous owners obviously spacled over something, and it was painted. Its directly under my master bathroom tub. Sometime soon I will open the hatch in the bedroom and see if the spouts pipes are leaking, but if the leak is coming from under the tub, do I need to rip open the living room ceiling? UGH!!!!!!!!!
AgentOrange
12-23-2010, 04:28 PM
Woke up this morning to find a tiny hole in my living room ceiling. Its in the spot where the previous owners obviously spacled over something, and it was painted. Its directly under my master bathroom tub. Sometime soon I will open the hatch in the bedroom and see if the spouts pipes are leaking, but if the leak is coming from under the tub, do I need to rip open the living room ceiling? UGH!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like to me that the leak is coming from 1 of 2 things. It sounds like a drain problem.
Either the toilet has a slow leak or its part of the tub drain.
Just because you have a spot under the tub doesnt always mean it is coming from the tub. The water finds a low point in the ceiling and stops there and builds up.
gallden
12-24-2010, 02:06 PM
Woke up this morning to find a tiny hole in my living room ceiling. Its in the spot where the previous owners obviously spacled over something, and it was painted. Its directly under my master bathroom tub. Sometime soon I will open the hatch in the bedroom and see if the spouts pipes are leaking, but if the leak is coming from under the tub, do I need to rip open the living room ceiling? UGH!!!!!!!!!
Do you have a tile shower? One of the fittings on the supply lines to your shower/tub could be bad or have worn out.
AgentOrange
12-24-2010, 03:10 PM
Do you have a tile shower? One of the fittings on the supply lines to your shower/tub could be bad or have worn out.
If that is the case, wouldn't the damage be a little worse right now?
What supply lines are you talking about? Usually its hard copper to the mixing valve. The supply lines are usually for toilets and lavatory faucets.
scOtt
12-24-2010, 03:18 PM
If that is the case, wouldn't the damage be a little worse right now?
What supply lines are you talking about? Usually its hard copper to the mixing valve. The supply lines are usually for toilets and lavatory faucets.
Just from watching home improvement shows, so take this with a grain of salt... Not necessarily copper. They're using plastic lines with crimped fittings more and more. Especially with tankless hot water systems. They do say that those crimped fittings are every bit as reliable as soldered copper tho. And the plastic tubing even more so.
Definitely should check all the connections regardless.
gallden
12-24-2010, 03:23 PM
If that is the case, wouldn't the damage be a little worse right now?
What supply lines are you talking about? Usually its hard copper to the mixing valve. The supply lines are usually for toilets and lavatory faucets.
The supply lines that give the shower water. Sometimes fittings that connect the faucet in the shower slowly wear out over time. They are mainly the compression fittings which I'm speaking of. If they are in fact copper maybe the soddered (no idea how that is spelled) joint failed.
Dipper9
01-04-2011, 09:00 AM
Well, I checked everything and there is no leak. The ceiling was dry also. It looks like the old plaster that the previous owners had repaired had simply worn away. The problem is, I now have a hole in my living room ceiling about the size of a raquetball, and its directly under the drain piping. I see no way to repair it other than to put one of those screen things up and hope the plaster sticks to it. I hate plaster work! :cussing:
ScottieBaseball
01-04-2011, 09:10 AM
Well, I checked everything and there is no leak. The ceiling was dry also. It looks like the old plaster that the previous owners had repaired had simply worn away. The problem is, I now have a hole in my living room ceiling about the size of a raquetball, and its directly under the drain piping. I see no way to repair it other than to put one of those screen things up and hope the plaster sticks to it. I hate plaster work! :cussing:
You're saying 'plaster', but just to clarify...do you mean drywall and mud or is it really plaster?
Dipper9
01-04-2011, 09:17 AM
You're saying 'plaster', but just to clarify...do you mean drywall and mud or is it really plaster?
Its drywall and mud, but the ceiling is one of those ones where they made designy thingies with circles and craters and stuff. Its gonna look horrible no matter what I do.
I'm thinking about putting a trap door there! No one would notice that! :slytf:
ScottieBaseball
01-04-2011, 12:27 PM
Its drywall and mud, but the ceiling is one of those ones where they made designy thingies with circles and craters and stuff. Its gonna look horrible no matter what I do.
I'm thinking about putting a trap door there! No one would notice that! :slytf:
Ugh...the dreaded stucco finish. Eff the guy who's idea that was. If you nose around online you can find a way to at least somewhat replicate it. They also make specialty paint rollers for painting stucco cielings, but they're messy as all get out.
How big of an area is it...say, from wall-to-wall, wall-to-bulkhead, etc. It seriously might be easier and cleaner (and the end product will be nicer) to rip it down and replace the entire area with drywall, but I wouldn't be sure without seeing it.
Dipper9
01-04-2011, 01:15 PM
Ugh...the dreaded stucco finish. Eff the guy who's idea that was. If you nose around online you can find a way to at least somewhat replicate it. They also make specialty paint rollers for painting stucco cielings, but they're messy as all get out.
How big of an area is it...say, from wall-to-wall, wall-to-bulkhead, etc. It seriously might be easier and cleaner (and the end product will be nicer) to rip it down and replace the entire area with drywall, but I wouldn't be sure without seeing it.
Now you sound like Krissy!
Come on over and check it out. I'll give you a few beers and we can laugh at the damned hole in my ceiling!
gallden
01-04-2011, 11:39 PM
Simple fix. Put the racquetball in there and maybe paint it.