Old Crane Lav Faucet

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Old Crane Lav Faucet

Author: george 7941 (Canada)

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I came across this yesterday at a customer's house. I have never come across this faucet before.

The hot side would not turn at all. A bit of Liquid Wrench and a lot of exercising of the handle freed it right up. I applied some silicone grease to the exposed stem operating threads and again exercised it a lot to work the grease down into the non-exposed threads. The faucet is working well now.

Both hot and cold knobs work as they should - clockwise off. The stem operating threads are left handed (it is actually marked as such) and thus the stem actually rises when the handle is turned clockwise to shut the water flow off!

Just in case someday I have to replace the stem, does anyone know which stem it takes? Is this the Dialese I keep reading about but have actually never encountered? Are the flats used to adjust the compression on the stem packing?

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Re: Old Crane Lav Faucet
Author: packy (MA) dial-eze stem and handles rise to shut off.
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Re: Old Crane Lav Faucet
Author: asktom (MT) The larger flats are a locknut (with a washer under it), the small flats remove the stem. All the parts that wear are in the stems so just swap them out, they aren't expensive.
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Thanks.
Author: george 7941 (Canada) Thanks. Edited 1 times.
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Re: Old Crane Lav Faucet
Author: Wheelchair (IL) Depending on its application. Dialeze or Magiclose stems were used. The square adapters were part of the handle, rather then the stem. Original repair parts are still available. Best Wishes
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