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    JZagaria Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 1, 2010, 09:31 AM
    My bathroom sink has a drip. It stops if I shut off the cold water.
    My mom had plumber install new faucets. It has a slow constant drip when handles are off that occurs unless someone shuts off cold water (bellow the sink). Any advice to save the plumber a trip (and mom some cash)?
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    Jan 1, 2010, 09:49 AM

    Do you have 1 or 2 Handles.(seperate hot and cold)?
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    Jan 1, 2010, 10:49 AM

    Please respond to Stratmando question and tell us the Brand and the model number of the faucet.

    Did your mom buy the faucet and installed by the plumber?

    Or the plumber sold the faucet and installed it, if so he is responsible to come back to fix the leak or replace the faucet at no charge to your mom and happy New Year, Thanks.

    John
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    Jan 1, 2010, 01:41 PM
    Thanks for reading and following up... 2 handles installed by licensed plumber. No clue on model number or manufacturer
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    Jan 1, 2010, 01:46 PM

    Sounds like it is at your cold water faucet. May need tightening. I can't say with out seeing. A Good plumber may give several scenarios.
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    Jan 1, 2010, 02:35 PM
    Hi Jzagaria:

    Nice that you want to save the plumber a trip, but he really should come out and fix this... ;)

    If you decide to fix this you would want to shut off the cold water supply and then remove the handle. There should be a large nut under the handle that houses the cold water stem assembly... unscrew the nut counterclockwise and remove the nut and pull up on the stem assembly (note the placement/direction it comes out as) to remove it.

    Once the stem assembly is out you will want to pulse the water on to clear the line of any debris/sediment that may be lodged and causing issue with the washer. Then you will want to clean the washer with a dry rag and clean the bottom of the stem asssembly in the same way. Reinstall all in the exact way you removed them and try tighten all up. Hopefully, that works for you.

    Worst case, you may need to get a new stem assembly... should be under warranty and they can send you one quickly.

    Finally, if things are harder than described above you will definitely be better off calling the plumber back in. If you damage anything, he can't help you there.

    Back to you...

    MARK
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    Jan 1, 2010, 06:03 PM
    Thanks I'll give it a shot
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