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greekguy7 (IL)
I had a Gerber 2 handle bathtub faucet late last night that wouldn't shut off... and the handle kept turning and turning. It wasn't a drip... it was coming out a lot.
I took it apart and noticed the washer was in bad shape so I replaced it. It had a flat washer but I only had a beveled one on hand... hj would say that's a better choice anyway The good news is that it stopped leaking. I may replace the seat one of these days.
My question is how can a washer that's in very bad shape cause the handle to keep turning and turning? It didn't appear that the handle or the splines on the stem were stripped either. Any ideas? THANKS!!
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hj (AZ)
The logical answer is that it should have no connection with the handle turning continuously, unless the inside thread is stripped and the thin washer let it extend far enough to reach the stripped threads, but the new one is thicker so the good part of the thread is being used.
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greekguy7 (IL)
thank you, hj!!! it was a 10:00pm issue and had to get it to stop so i dont shut all 6 apartments down.
i recall you mentioned you prefer beveled washers over flat ones?
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hj (AZ)
The only time I do not is when the "throw" of the stem is so short that it cannot open when a beveled one is used. That usually only happens with lavatory faucets.
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