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grainger (TX)
I have a very old drippy Valley II faucet in the bathroom. I tried replacing the cartridge, washer and spring. It still drips, even when the shutoff valve is closed. Now I just want to shut it off until we get both sinks replaced. But I can't get the water valve to completely stop the water. I did replace the valve, but that did not stop the dripping faucet. Is it possible just to cap the valve until we replace the sinks and faucets?
Suggestions?
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packy (MA)
caps are made for the outlet side of compression stops. obviously called 3/8 compression cap..
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hj (AZ)
quote; I tried replacing the cartridge, washer and spring. It still drips, even when the shutoff valve is closed.
In that case you did NOT repair it properly, because replacing those three items fixes ALL the possible leak points.
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Fixitangel (NC)
Packy's right. Use compression caps on the stop valves to stop leaks until the new sink faucets are ready for intall. I would add one thing, just before you connect the new faucet, hook the flex hose to the stop valve, open the stop and blow water any trash out into a bucket before connecting to faucet.
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Author:
grainger (TX)
I realize it wasn't repaired. I have, however, replaced those parts several times over the past thirty years of the faucet's age and been quite successful.
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hj (AZ)
this post is almost the exact opposite of the original one. Here he says, "I realize they were not repaired", but the original seems to state he DID replace the seat,spring, and stem.
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packy (MA)
i think he means the repair was not successful ??
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