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  • Oct 25, 2009, 08:10 PM
    Aliaac
    Cold handle bathtub leaks!
    My bathtub has been leaking and I replaced the washer and the seats and I know that the cold handle is the problem area. It's just a bathtub with 3 separate openings for the faucet (it has 2 handles & I believe it's a COMPRESSION faucet). It's not a spout and doesn't connect to the wall. When I shut off the water supply there is still water flowing from it and I was told there shouldn't be. What do I need to do to stop it? Do I have to decaulk it and take it apart to check out the tubing within or what? I need steps to stopping this pestering leak! I'm losing my mind!!
  • Oct 26, 2009, 05:23 AM
    speedball1
    Your complaint isn't very clear. Are you leaking from around the stem of the cold water handle? If so this is a easy repair. Look at the image I've put up. There's a nut on the stem. Open the valve so it begains to leak and snug that nut,( the top one) up until the leak stops. CAREFUL! Don't overtighten. Better now? Tom

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