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Jan 2, 2006, 09:43 AM
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| | | Loose faucet handle
We just installed a new Price Fister faucet in our kitchen sink. The lever that turns the water on doesn't stay up unless you hold it (up is on, down is off). We can't lift the handle halfway to get only a little water because the handle falls to the off position immediatly. Is there a screw to tighten or something? We have great water pressure.
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Jan 2, 2006, 12:25 PM
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Pay to call speedball1 for advice ($.95/min) | Hi Julan,
Your Price Pfister deck faucet has a 947-570 cartridge. `There are no adjustments to tighten up the action. I had the same problem when I installed my new kitchen deck faucet. Turned out the cartridge was lubed with silicon jel. After a week or so the jel washed away and the "O" rings swelled up a bit and it stayed up just fine. Any how, in time your lever will stand up just fine too. ,( does this sound like a ad for Viagra?)
Cheers, Tom |
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Jan 2, 2006, 03:00 PM
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| Speed,
I don't think that's it. We've had the faucet installed for about 6mo now and it still does the impotent action thing.
If there's no screws to tighten, any other ideas? | |
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Jan 2, 2006, 03:43 PM
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Pay to call speedball1 for advice ($.95/min) | "If there's no screws to tighten, any other ideas?"
Just one. Replace the cartridge. Good luck, Tom | |
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Jan 3, 2006, 10:45 AM
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| I fixed it! It didn't need a new cartridge. Under the loop handle there's a logo button. The button pops off and there's a small screw in there. A turn of that screw and I'm good. | |
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Dec 4, 2007, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by julan00 We just installed a new Price Fister faucet in our kitchen sink. The lever that turns the water on doesn't stay up unless you hold it (up is on, down is off). We can't lift the handle halfway to get only a little water because the handle falls to the off position immediatly. Is there a screw to tighten or something? We have great water pressure. | Julan00,
You are a genius! I have a plumber scheduled for tomorrow to fix several things, including my Price Pfister kitchen faucet, which keeps falling down and shutting off. I pulled off the logo and tightened the screw--it works now!!! Thanks so much! | |
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Oct 24, 2008, 12:54 PM
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| I too had this problem on a Price Pfister kitchen faucet that was just installed and found this item via a google search. From all appearances that screw only holds the handle to the cartridge stem, but I tightened it a bit and it seems to have solved the problem. Earlier today I submitted a question about this to P-F and it will be interesting to see what they say. | |
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Oct 26, 2008, 12:00 PM
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| P-F said the fix would probably not last long and they were right. They are supposed to be sending a replacement cartridge and nut. | |
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Oct 26, 2008, 03:47 PM
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| Then Tom is correct that he said to change the cartridge, Thanks.
John | |
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