Hi... I just had renovations done in my bathrooms and kitchen and while re-installing the main bathroom Price Pfister faucet, I started to get a drip. I did some online research, which suggested checking the cold water stem washer... sure enough it was in pretty bad shape. Unfortunately, no one sells only the washer, so I had to buy a whole new stem... I decided to replace both the hot and cold water stems, just in case. All this went fine and the drip stopped, but now the water (both hot and cold) have a bad smell and taste when I first turn on the water. If I let the water run for a bit (say 15 seconds) the smell and taste go away, but it comes back again later. :confused:

Does anyone know it this is "normal" when replacing stems? Will it eventually stop or is this a permanent problem? Is there anything to do to permanently get rid of the smell/taste more quickly than just waiting? Maybe the stems were faulty? They are made by Danco, sold at Home Depot.

Thanks for any advice or help anyone can provide! :)

I'm doing a test... I bought new supply lines of a different brand than I currently have on the problem faucet... this brand is one that I have in another faucet without the problem. I swapped out the cold water hose (the original is a little smelly, so that might be the issue) and will check the water from both lines later to see if the problem still exists. If it's gone on the cold water side, then I know it's the supply line, if the problem still exists on both sides, it's got to be the new faucet stems, in which case I'll have to replace the faucet. :( I hope it's the supply lines!