American Standard FaucetAmerican Standard Faucet and AccessoriesAmerican Standard Faucet | About Us | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | |
American Standard Faucet Cartridge: Fixing a Leaky Cartridge FaucetThere are basically several types of faucets that American Standard offers and American standard faucet cartridge is among them. As we all know, there are four types of home faucets –ball, disc, compression and cartridge faucets. Along with the ball and disc faucets, cartridge faucets are washerless type of faucets as they do not require any rubber or neoprene washer. Washerless faucets are commonly used nowadays as they are more convenient. Washerless faucets do not leak as much as washer based faucets do as in the case of compression faucets. Washerless faucets like cartridge faucets are also easy to fix. In fact, most people prefer to do it themselves and it is really easy. To be able to fully understand how American Standard faucet cartridge is fixed or the faucet cartridge in general, it is imperative for us to understand the basic characteristics of a cartridge faucet. A cartridge faucet basically works with a movable stem cartridge that moves up and down to regulate flow. They are identifiable more by how they feel when they operate than how they look. In comparison to a ball type faucet that you push back to turn on, a single handle faucet cartridge operate in an "up/down" motion to adjust the flow of the water and a "left/right" motion for temperature control. Repairing a leaky faucet is one of the most common repairs in the home. However with the variety of faucets that are available today, most people think that they are too complicated to fix. Repairing a cartridge faucet is actually very easy to do. Here’s how: The very first step to do when experiencing a leaky cartridge faucet is to locate the water shut off of your faucet to prevent the water from profusely flowing through the leak. The water shutoff is usually found underneath the sink and composed of a small valve and a small handle. After shutting off the water, open the faucet fully releasing any pressure and letting the water drain out. Once the water is fully drained out, remove the handle lever or the cover plate which would allow you to gain access to the screw that’s holding the faucet body to the cartridge. Remove the screw then and remove the faucet body off the faucet cartridge stem. Once the faucet body is removed, you can then access the locking nut that is probably holding the cartridge down. Loosen and remove the nut by using a tool such as a pipe wrench or Channel-Lock type pliers. After removing the lock ring, remove the your old faucet cartridge and replace it with your newly bough one. As you can see, fixing a leaky faucet and replacing it with new one (American Standard faucet cartridge) is so simple. Doing it yourself would not only boost up your confidence of doing household plumbing, but it would also save you of at least $75 service fee from a local plumber that would simply do the basic faucet repair for you. |
American Standard Bathroom Faucet American Standard Bathroom Faucets American Standard Faucet Cartridge American Standard Faucet Handles American Standard Faucet Parts American Standard Faucet Repair American Standard Kitchen Faucet American Standard Kitchen Faucets American Standard Shower Faucet American Standard Shower Faucet Parts American Standard Shower Faucets
|
American Standard Faucet | About Us | Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
|