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Title: Dual Delta Faucet rebuilds on Manor Hill Drive Covington Kentucky
Post by: DUNBAR PLUMBING on April 05, 2010, 08:54:18 PM

Dunbar Plumbing was called out to a repeat customer's home on Manor Hill Drive in Covington Kentucky. The call was "leaking shower faucet in master bathroom" and it was a Delta faucet. After the water was shut off to the structure, we removed the handle from the faucet with the intention of removing and replacing the cartridge inside the faucet. Read more...

Title: Re: Dual Delta Faucet rebuilds on Manor Hill Drive Covington Kentucky
Post by: DUNBAR PLUMBING on April 05, 2010, 09:01:39 PM

The removal of cartridge turned out to be quite difficult as the cartridge was jammed inside the valve. A slow methodical twisting of the cartridge finally released the cartridge so that a new cartridge could be installed.

This shower had actually two shower valves in the wall, and we advised the replacement of both cartridges knowing that if one was leaking that another was soon to follow. The second cartridge was just as difficult to remove as the first, but was successful as well.

The age of this faucet was around 8 years old and had the older cartridges that have been ruled defective by design due to the water quality in this region. There is just no real reason to leave these older cartridges in use.

Title: Re: Dual Delta Faucet rebuilds on Manor Hill Drive Covington Kentucky
Post by: saysflushable on April 06, 2010, 07:43:46 PM

    I try to work a skinny screw driver between the plastic and the brass.      Another thing to try is put the bonnet nut back on and unscrew it by a turn or 2 then turn the h2o back on and let the water pressure push it out.

Title: Re: Dual Delta Faucet rebuilds on Manor Hill Drive Covington Kentucky
Post by: DUNBAR PLUMBING on April 07, 2010, 10:31:18 PM

Quote from: saysflushable on April 06, 2010, 07:43:46 PM

    I try to work a skinny screw driver between the plastic and the brass.      Another thing to try is put the bonnet nut back on and unscrew it by a turn or 2 then turn the h2o back on and let the water pressure push it out.

When you use the screwdriver, do you put the bonnet nut back on? That's the first thing I do since that brass is so soft, and if it gets out of round it can be tough to work with getting the bonnet nut back on.

Title: Re: Dual Delta Faucet rebuilds on Manor Hill Drive Covington Kentucky
Post by: saysflushable on April 08, 2010, 05:57:07 PM

     No The bonnet nut has to be off I try to be carefull when prying.