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john-marlene
May 4, 2009, 04:27 AM
I removed and renewed the hot and cold taps in my bathroom sink. Now the hot water tap shuts itself off. I replaced the brass seat, the 1/4" rubber washer and the o-ring on the shaft. The tap was "firm" when turned on. Any ideas what could be causing this? Any help would be appreciated, my wife is going to kill me.

speedball1
May 4, 2009, 06:57 AM
I had the same problem on a new faucet I installed. Give it some time. The "O" ring will swell a bit and stop the slippage. Good luck, Tom

ballengerb1
May 4, 2009, 07:36 AM
I agree with Tom's advice but I have a laundry tub fixture that is still shutting itself off after 6 months. I am replacing this soon. Since this happened to an older existing faucet I think you should consider what I am doing.

Milo Dolezal
May 4, 2009, 08:59 AM
Yep, I agree with you guys. It is combination of high pressure and new stems. I would try to lower pressure a bit, maybe closing angle stop half way... See if that helps.