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basketcasediva
Apr 20, 2009, 05:13 AM
We have a Phoenix brand tub faucet, 8", replaced seats and stems, still dripping out of faucet. What can be done to fix this?
21boat
Apr 20, 2009, 05:24 AM
They only thing left here would be the valve seat itself the washer sits on to seal.
HowStuffWorks "How To Repair a Faucet Valve Seat" (http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/plumbing/how-to-repair-a-faucet2.htm)
Top 10 Plumbing Tools: Faucet Valve Reseating Tool (http://homerepair.about.com/od/plumbingrepair/ss/10_plumb_tools_8.htm)
Pull stem and look at the seat it sets on to seal and see if that looks rough and needs grind-ed.
afaroo
Apr 21, 2009, 01:37 AM
21boat nailed down, Before you reseat the seats I would like to add my 2 cents, shut off both cold and hot angle valves under the sink, remove both stems open the angle valves for a second to flush out any debris out of the faucet have a towel ready to catch the water, install the stem and check if the dripping is stopped, good luck.
John