[Shop-talk] Leaking faucet

[Scott Hall]

Oh yes, I completely agree. When replacements are made, they'll be made to
ball valves. In copper. With big obvious handles.

There's no kill like overkill.

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 3:39 PM Neil Sherry <neiljsherry at talktalk.net> wrote:

> I hate gate valves. Where possible, I use quarter turn ball valves - less
> prone to leaking and seizing up, smoother (full bore) flow path and quicker
> to turn off/on. Also clear whether on or off.
> Neil
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> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 12:52 PM +0100, "Scott Hall" <
> scott.hall.personal at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The packing nut was tight and there was no sign of a packing washer.
>>
>> I did something I saw in a YouTube video that I'm going to call "the
>> janky repacking": loosen the packing nut, wrap about six inches of twisted
>> PTFE tape around the valve stem, use a pick or screwdriver blade to push it
>> down towards the valve, then tighten the packing nut.
>>
>> It's working so far. That supply box made the list for replacement, but I
>> can move on for now.
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 5, 2018, 6:34 AM Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> My experience is that repacking is fairly simple - or even just
>>> tightening the packing nut, as suggested elsewhere - and usually
>>> successful.  If the valve appears to be in good shape otherwise
>>> (corrosion, etc.), then I'd give it a try.  I guarantee there's a
>>> YouTube video showing someone doing it on your exact type of valve.
>>> I've also fount the Family Handyman site useful for showing step by
>>> step instructions for stuff like that.
>>>
>>> -- Jeff
>>> On Tue, Sep 4, 2018 at 10:37 PM Scott Hall
>>> <scott.hall.personal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Guys, thanks for the door lock help--the front door popped out.
>>> >
>>> > Then the locksets we picked out didn't show up, so now I'm waiting for
>>> them to arrive to install.
>>> >
>>> > New stupid question: the washing machine's hot water supply faucet is
>>> leaking.
>>> >
>>> > It's brass, has a gate valve, and a wheel handle. When I turn the
>>> faucet on, water is flowing up the stem from the body, spraying off the
>>> wheel handle (the thing you grab and turn), and leaking down into the
>>> drain. It does not leak when turned off.
>>> >
>>> > The drain is that pre-fab box thing that holds the supply faucets and
>>> that the washing machine's drain goes into, but apparently it's shot,
>>> because it's draining down inside the wall and forming a puddle in the
>>> basement.
>>> >
>>> > So...Google says I can 'repack' this thing--disassemble it and do a
>>> variety of things to make it stop leaking. Seems to be a loose packing nut
>>> or a bad packing washer.
>>> >
>>> > Before I do that, would the wiser members of the list like to advise
>>> whether or not I should do that, or just replace the whole assembly?
>>> Likewise, the fact that the box-drain-unit isn't, er, holding water bothers
>>> me. Should I replace this too?
>>> >
>>> > My usual M.O. here involves destructively disassembling the faucet,
>>> the supply lines, the drywall, and replacing that drain box all with new,
>>> taking about a week and involving a lot of work. I thought here I might
>>> just repair the faucet and rejoice in the fact that when the washing
>>> machine drains there's no leaking so perhaps if I fix the faucet, I'll have
>>> no leaks and I can focus on more important things.
>>> >
>>> > So...should I repair the faucet? (And if so, please feel free to offer
>>> advice on technique).
>>> >
>>> > Replace the whole faucet?
>>> >
>>> > Replace the supply/drain box or just fix the faucet leak and move on?
>>> >
>>> > I'm trying to avoid the shipwright's disease, and I have so many more
>>> pressing issues, but water leaks don't seem like something to overlook or
>>> halfass.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks.
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