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  • Mar 24, 2009, 09:43 AM
    Thackston
    Leaking Faucet (Peerless)
    Have an older Peerless faucet with two clear plastic on/off knobs and the hot water side is leaking. Turned water supply off and took handle off on the hot water side and there appears to be a plastic cartridge inside with an O ring on the outside of the cartridge and smaller one inside. Will just replacing the O rings solve my problem or do I need to replace the whole cartridge? Or, is this even the problem as to why the faucet is even leaking?
  • Mar 24, 2009, 10:18 AM
    Milo Dolezal

    Is it leaking from the spout or from the stem itself, around the handle ?

    Yes, you could replace O rings . Home Depot sells repair kits. However, it is a good practice to replace entire stem. It is not expensive item at all and will take you less time then replacing O rings.

    We always replace both, hot and cold, stems when doing service on faucets. This way, stems will "feel" the same and will start deteriorating at the same, exact, time.

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